Obama Calls For Public Option, Increased Subsidies To Improve ACA

By Amy Lotven / July 11, 2016 at 7:45 PM

Congress should continue its work to ensure all Americans have access to affordable health coverage by adding a public option to the exchange marketplace in counties lacking competition, addressing prescription drug costs and increasing financial assistance to help offset premium costs, President Barack Obama wrote in an article published Monday (July 11) in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


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