{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Newsmakers","title":"Health Care Debated By The Presidential Candidates","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":185,"description":"On June 27, Presidential candidates Joseph Biden and Donald Trump met for a debate. \nIn a WTOP-FM interview, Health Affairs Editor-In-Chief Alan Weil noted that health policy was one of the topics most discussed by the two candidates. \nEven before the moderators questioned the candidates about it, Weil said, both candidates raised it in their comments, with Biden emphasizing his administration’s expansion of parts of the Affordable Care Act, and Trump voicing his belief that abortion regulations should be left to the states. \nWhen questioned about opioid addition, Weil observed that neither candidate directly answered how patients can get treatment.  Another topic Weil mentioned that Trump ignored were questions about climate change.\nWhen asked “what’s new at Health Affairs,” Weil cited a study released ahead of print and also in the July issue of Health Affairs, authored by Jessica Hale and coauthors from the Congressional Budget Office, forecasting health insurance coverage trends for the US population by age for the decade ahead.\nFor more information, read the article, Health Insurance Coverage Projections For The US Population And Sources Of Coverage, By Age, 2024-34","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qHjkEVAKL3HifvFxOLzuWtoc-4pcWjf6tF5SBWF6YxM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWRl/Zjk1ZDQzZjgyZWMy/OWQ3NzY1MGE0MDc2/ZGNkYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}