Health care is a central issue in the 2024 presidential election, affecting voter priorities through concerns about coverage, affordability, reproductive health, and substance use disorders, with political polarization impacting policy changes. Click here for article.
Political Polarization: Increased polarization leads to extended periods of little change in health care policy, followed by significant, often non-bipartisan reforms.
Affordable Care Act (ACA): The ACA has expanded health insurance coverage, and while a full repeal is unlikely, dismantling parts of it could impact individuals depending on specific provisions.
Reproductive Health: The Dobbs decision has led to decreased abortion access in some states, increasing travel for care and causing a shortage of reproductive health providers in certain areas.
Substance Use Disorders: Rising substance use, especially opioids, disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, increasing health care costs, and resulting in social and economic challenges.
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