Feb 12th, 2021 6 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Senior Research Fellow, Health Policy
Nina Owcharenko Schaefer is well known as a champion of patient choice and robust competition in America’s health insurance markets.
The Biden administration and Congress seem positioned to take federal actions that could undermine state flexibility.
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Key Takeaways
Every state’s circumstances are unique, and federal policy should be flexible enough to allow each state to address the needs of their citizens.
As governors and state legislatures develop their own health care agendas, looming federal actions create uncertainty and potential disruption for the states.
Policymakers at the federal and state level should join together and support a state-based approach to health care reform.