2024 US Election & Health Policy

On November 6th, Donald Trump was announced as the 47th President of the United States, returning to the White House for his second term. In this episode, Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the potential changes to the healthcare industry that Republicans could look to enact over the next four years, including limiting reproductive rights and abortion access, making changes to the Affordable Care Act, and cutting funding to Medicaid. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, health policy, public health, reproductive rights, abortion, Affordable Care Act, Inflation Reduction Act, health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals 

Source Links: 

• Voters in Seven States Approve Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion Rights 

• With a Trump Presidency, Grave Threats to Reproductive Freedoms Expected 

• 10 Reasons a Second Trump Presidency Will Decimate Sexual and Reproductive Health 

• What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for the Affordable Care Act  

• Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Over 20 Million Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace Since Start of Open Enrollment Period, a Record High 

• Millions at risk of losing health insurance after Trump’s victory 

• Fact check: Vance’s promise to cover people with preexisting conditions 

• How a Donald Trump presidency would change health care, from Medicaid to chronic disease 

Panel –Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath, Ryan Hummel 

Research & Production – Adrea Cope, Jen Burke 

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki 

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