While Harris Unveils Key Health Care Priorities, Both Candidates Avoid Details
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Aug 23, 2024
With both the Republican and Democratic conventions now finished and a little over two months until the U.S. presidential election, speculation over how nominees Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would influence health policy is beginning to heat up. To that end, Harris’ recent release of her economic policy outline has offered more clues about her highest priorities — while one former Trump administration official says he expects Republicans to largely avoid health care issues during the campaign.
“Just to be very clear, I think on the Republican side, you’re still not going to see much emphasis on health care,” Alex Azar, who was secretary of HHS under Trump, said during an Aug. 14 webinar hosted by Avalere Health. “President Trump is known to not just read from a teleprompter, so who knows,” he added, but it’s more likely that issues like inflation and immigration will be in the spotlight.
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