A View From Above
Despite the election cries from Republications to repeal the ACA, both Dr. Harvey and Rep. Shimkus speculated that some provisions in the ACA may be retained, such as not denying coverage based on preexisting conditions and allowing dependents up to 26 years of age to be covered under their parents’ or caregivers’ insurance. Parts of the ACA that they both think will be repealed will be those that are determined through budget reconciliation, including Medicaid expansion and the insurance exchanges.
Dr. Harvey emphasized that neither extreme political approach has or will help patients. “Both parties are at the extremes currently, and we [the ACR] need to move to the middle to keep the pressure on [Congress] to get our issues addressed,” he said.
