Drew Altman

President and CEO of @KFF; Executive Publisher of @KFFHealthNews

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@HealthPolCom He had “deals”: https://t.co/VdsxuOclvy

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The focus is appropriately on what Democrats will do, but one of the most interesting things to watch as the Republican presidential field takes shape and then after 2028 - do Republicans have a health agenda after Trump?

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Jay Rockefeller was one of the greatest health care leaders ever in congress, and a good friend.

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Other losers: Musk. Fetterman.

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Two other big losers tonight: Putin and Netanyahu.

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Two other big losers tonight: Putin and Netanyahu.

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My favorite point about health costs as a voting issue. It was one element of voters’ cost of living concerns, NOT a separate issue, and underscoring the point, health costs, gas, and food are all tied:



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Sure gas prices matter and so do health costs. But they were part of something larger in a monster election. This was much more a
referendum on Trump, voters perceptions of the qualities of candidates, and a rejection of the direction of the country than it was about issues.

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An election showing anything is possible. A prediction showing the same, with modest confidence. Trump goes full transactional. Don’t expect him to call for Medicare for All flanked by Bernie and El- Sayed. Something short of that, likely working with Dems on health costs.

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If Dems take Congress expect positioning on health care for 2028, forcing vetoes, “maybe” a deal on ACA tax credits and small bipartisan stuff. More will be hard including reversing Medicaid work requirements or provider cuts. But Trump, ever transactional, can always surprise.

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Caution: post election polls that list “ health care” as a separate voting issue will miss the story. Health care costs is the issue moving voters now, and it’s part of their cost of living and economic concerns.

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If you are thinking about MAHA and the election, remember whatever else MAHA adherents believe they overwhelmingly pick health costs as their top health issue, just like other voters. https://t.co/UnFkrtT5hB

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Hell of a story from our newsroom on the gaps in our very fragmented health system: https://t.co/2dnhOHvlQT

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The surprising shift in employer premium costs to workers may or may not be a one time thing, we will see in next year’s employer survey, but it’s another way in which health costs are impacting cost of living now. My new column: https://t.co/SckZc70zCn

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My keynote remarks at the annual NAM meeting about big challenges ahead in health policy. Your list may be different? https://t.co/qPifMDMvO9

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The media is much too focused on issue rankings in polls : economy, corruption etc. Partisan affiliation, the perceived qualities of candidates, the general mood of the country, attitudes towards Trump together can matter more.

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Add a 9% increase in the worker share of premiums to Medicaid cuts and ACA marketplace premium hikes and you can understand why health costs are tied with gas prices as a cost of living concern for voters.

Our 28th employer health benefits survey is out: https://t.co/ZnJQ6Ecxl3

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You may see polls ranking “healthcare” third or fourth as a voter priority. That’s NOT the story now. “Health care costs” are a top voter cost of living concern right up there with gas prices. My latest column: https://t.co/adp0VGEw0d

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Our new poll - health costs are a top cost of living issue. Tomorrow, my column on what it means for the midterms. https://t.co/DxVpWKAYgs

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Important to add that virtually all of this “fraudulent” enrollment came from brokers manipulating the administration’s own federal exchange and little to none the many states based marketplaces. https://t.co/HuVTbDZlLM