Joel White spoke with Axios about how health care affordability is shaping up to be a defining midterm election issue, yet many Republicans are wary of wading into major health policymaking before facing voters.
“Republicans have almost too many solutions they could easily move,” said Joel White, president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, pointing to options like expanding health savings accounts or addressing insurer and hospital practices that drive up premiums for consumers.
“It would be foolish to control the House, Senate and the White House and not try to address this issue before the midterms,” he said.