Incoming Biden Administration Seeks Universal Health Coverage

Joe Biden aims to enhance Obamacare and achieve universal health coverage without a single-payer system. He plans to reverse Trump's changes to insurance markets and may use executive authority to eliminate short-term plans. Biden can extend the Coronavirus Emergency to support Medicaid. The biggest challenge is creating a public insurance option, requiring Congressional approval, which is difficult due to a slim Senate majority.

What was Joe Biden's primary health care promise during the 2020 Democratic primary?

• To dismantle Obamacare

• To implement a single-payer system

• To enhance Obamacare and achieve universal coverage

• To reduce health care costs by 50%

What impact did the Trump administration's changes have on the Obamacare insurance markets?

• Expanded coverage to more people

• Allowed short-term plans that raised prices for others

• Lowered insurance premiums for all

• Increased competition among insurers

How can Biden address the changes made by the Trump administration to the insurance markets?

• By using executive authority to remove short-term plans

• By reducing federal funding for Medicaid

• By increasing taxes on health insurers

• By implementing a single-payer system

What is one major step Biden's administration can take towards universal health coverage?

• Reducing Medicare benefits

• Eliminating Medicaid

• Creating a public insurance option

• Privatizing health care

What legislative challenge does Biden face in creating a public insurance option?

• A slim majority in the Senate

• A lack of support in the House of Representatives

• Opposition from the Supreme Court

• Insufficient funding from the federal budget