2017 Presages Dramatic Change For Federal Health Care Policies: Republicans Are Likely to Face Hiccups Along the Way

摘要

Donald Trump's election as president poses a real challenge to elements of the U.S. health care policy framework. But it is not yet clear whether the changes will reach seismic proportions or resemble ripples in a pond. Despite repeated statements during the campaign that he would repeal Obamacare immediately upon taking office, the president-elect said a few days after his election, once he had chatted with President Barack Obama, that he wants to keep a couple of its key reforms, such as prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating based on existing illnesses.