Executive Action to Expand Health Services in the Biden Administration

Authors

Timothy M. Westmoreland, Georgetown University Law CenterFollow
Maxwell Gregg Bloche, Georgetown University Law CenterFollow
Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-19-2021

DOI

10.1001/jama.2020.25888

Abstract

President Biden’s health platform is ambitious, encompassing a public insurance option, a reduced age of eligibility for Medicare, and expanded tax credits to subsidize premiums. Yet, with divided government, he may be unable to achieve bold health reforms. However, his administration can substantially improve health care access through executive action. In this Viewpoint, we propose a series of measures that could increase access to insurance coverage and health care that are achievable under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid.

Publication Citation

The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 325, No. 3, Pp. 217-218.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Westmoreland, Timothy M.; Bloche, Maxwell Gregg; and Gostin, Lawrence O., "Executive Action to Expand Health Services in the Biden Administration" (2021). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 2349.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2349