Election Results Likely Thwart Public Option, But Other ACA Fixes In Play

Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House and Republicans retain control of the Senate, health policy experts predict Biden’s more-aggressive health reform proposals, like a public option or a Medicare buy-in, would be off the table in the near term, but other legislative fixes to the Affordable Care Act could transpire. As of press time, Biden was just short of the 270 needed to win the presidency, and four Senate races had yet to be called, with...