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KAMALA HARRIS AND HEALTHCARE POLICY: MATERNAL HEALTH, ABORTION RIGHTS, THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, EQUITY AND AI

July 22, 2024
By Ron Southwick
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President Biden isn’t seeking re-election and has endorsed Harris. She’s been a
forceful advocate on a number of the administration’s key health priorities.

Vice President Kamala Harris has been a leader on some of President Biden’s
health initiatives, shedding light on her philosophies on a critical issue for
many Americans.

Vice President Kamala Harris has been a key figure in President Biden's health
policy. Biden said Sunday he isn't seeking re-election and is endorsing Harris.



Biden made the remarkable announcement Sunday that he’s not seeking re-election
and has endorsed Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. Many leading
Democrats are backing Harris, and she said Sunday “my intention is to earn and
win this nomination.”

So her views on healthcare policy now become more consequential, since there’s
at least a strong chance she will be the nominee.

Harris stood front and center when the Biden administration recently introduced
new policies to improve maternal health, including minimum standards for
hospitals. Harris touted the policy to improve the nation’s horrific maternal
mortality rate, which is even more alarming for Black women.

“For the first time, we have created national health and safety standards for
maternal care,” Vice President Kamala Harris said earlier this month. “For the
first time, national standards … which means nearly every hospital in our
country will soon be required to provide new mothers with delivery rooms that
are fully stocked with lifesaving medical equipment.”

Harris also has touted the Biden administration’s work to extend postpartum
Medicaid coverage to a full year. Under the Biden administration, 47 states now
offer Medicaid postpartum coverage for 12 months, while only three states
provided a full year of coverage in January 2021.

“I challenged every nation in our — every state in our nation. And I challenged
them and said, ‘Extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum coverage from the measly
two months a year that you’ve been doing to a full year,’” Harris said at a July
speech in Dallas, Texas.

Abortion rights

Harris has been an ardent champion for abortion rights, particularly with the
Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Since the high court’s decision,
21 states have enacted laws restricting abortion. Many healthcare leaders have
been dismayed by state laws that they say have infringed on doctors and their
ability to provide emergency abortion care when women are facing serious and
even life-altering complications.

In March, Harris visited a clinic that performs abortions, likely becoming the
first president or vice president to visit such a facility while in office, The
Washington Post reports.

Harris has also spoken out against state abortion laws, including the recently
enacted statute in Florida, which bars abortions after six weeks, when many
women don’t know they are pregnant.

“The extremists who wrote this ban either don’t know how a woman’s body works,
or they simply don’t care,” Harris said at an appearance in Jacksonville, Fla.
in May, The New York Times reported. Harris has also argued that a second Trump
term could further imperil abortion rights. Trump has said he would not sign a
federal abortion ban, leaving the issue to states.

Harris launched a “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour” in 2023, talking about
reproductive rights and other issues.

During an appearance at The College of Southern Nevada in October, Harris
denounced state laws that “would criminalize healthcare providers — some
providing for very significant prison time — that would punish women and people
who simply deserve to be able to make a decision for themselves about their
life.”

Affordable Care Act

Harris and Biden made a joint appearance together in North Carolina in March to
campaign on healthcare policy and the need to preserve the Affordable Care Act.

“We strengthened the Affordable Care Act so that, today, more Americans have
healthcare coverage than ever before in the history of our country,” Harris said
at the March.

During his time in the Oval Office, then-President Donald Trump worked to
eliminate the Affordable Care Act, and Sen. John McCain famously cast a vote to
sink the Trump-backed effort to abolish Obamacare. Trump has changed his
language on the Affordable Care Act, saying he doesn’t want to get rid of it but
make it better.

But since Trump campaigned for years on scrapping the Affordable Care Act and
trying to get rid of it during his presidency, Democrats have warned that he
would get rid of the law and millions of Americans would end up losing coverage.

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollment hit a peak this year, with more
than 21 million people enrolling in 2024, almost double the 11 million people in
2020, according to KFF.

Domenico Montanaro, NPR’s senior political editor, said the Affordable Care Act
has grown in popularity in recent years, now that Americans have a better
understanding of the law and what it provides. A solid majority of Americans
(62%) have a favorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act,

“The law, once you took Obama's name off of it, has suddenly become a lot more
popular,” Montanaro said at the Hospital + Healthcare Association of
Pennsylvania Leadership Summit in April. “People are seeing how to use it within
states. More states have actually adopted it, and more states have expanded
Medicaid that comes under that.”

Health equity

When Harris first sought the Democratic presidential nomination several years
ago, she said she was a supporter of expanding Medicare coverage to all
Americans. At a September 2019 debate, Harris said, “Under my Medicare for all
plan, people have the choice of a private plan or a public plan, because that's
what people want. And I agree, we shouldn't take choice from people.”

Harris has also been a vocal figure for health equity, which has been a central
plank of the Biden administration’s federal health policy. She announced $1.5
billion to increase the number and diversity of doctors and nurses.

Harris also pointed to efforts to address disparities in care that emerged
during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Health disparities existed long before this virus reached our shores,” Harris
said in 2021. “Health disparities stem from broader systemic inequities. What
COVID-19 has done is expose these disparities.”

If Harris becomes the first woman to serve as president, it’s safe to assume she
will continue to speak out for equal pay for women (and pay disparities
certainly exist in healthcare). Healthcare advocates say that those pay
disparities have an impact on the health of women.

"Lower wages mean working women have less money - less money to save today. And
lower wages mean they receive lower social security benefits in their senior
years," Harris said, according to a Reuters report.

At The College of Southern Nevada, Harris also talked about how violence and
poverty can damage the mental health of communities, and encouraged young adults
in the audience to consider pursuing careers in behavioral health.

“I am calling on the young leaders of today to enter the mental health
professions and … take charge. There are a variety of the types of work that you
can do that is about culturally competent, peer-based support for each other and
for our communities around this issue,” Harris said.

AI in healthcare

The vice president has spoken out about the potential of artificial intelligence
in healthcare, and some potential pitfalls.

During a speech in London the future of AI, Harris said, “AI has the potential
to do profound good to develop powerful new medicines to treat and even cure the
diseases that have for generations plagued humanity, to dramatically improve
agricultural production to help address global food insecurity, and to save
countless lives in the fight against the climate crisis.”

She also cited concerns about insurers using AI as a tool to determine coverage,
saying, “When a senior is kicked off his healthcare plan because of a faulty AI
algorithm, is that not existential for him?”

The Biden administration issued an executive order last year to set guide rails
on AI in healthcare, including grants for research and a federal safety program
to address unsafe healthcare practices with AI.




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Pa. hospital that treated Donald Trump after assassination attempt relied on
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The former president was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital after a gunman opened
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July 22nd 2024
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Penn State Health's CEO is retiring, Lifepoint Health appoints two key leaders,
and others take on new positions.




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Rural hospitals are struggling, but they can be helped | Healthy Bottom Line

Ron Southwick
July 11th 2024
Podcast



In the latest episode of our podcast, Jay Anders of Medicomp Systems talks about
the difficulties facing these critical providers, and how technology can make a
difference.




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Hospitals impacted by global IT outage; surgeries and appointments postponed

Ron Southwick
July 19th 2024
Article



The issue is disrupting health systems, along with banks and airlines.




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How a small Texas hospital upgraded its technology | Data Book podcast

Ron Southwick
June 20th 2024
Podcast



In the latest episode of our podcast, we talk with Lynn Falcone, the CEO of
Cuero Health in Texas. She talks about moving to a new electronic medical record
system, cybersecurity and much more.




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Physician burnout rate drops, but it’s still ‘unacceptably high’

Ron Southwick
July 19th 2024
Article



Fewer doctors are reporting burnout, according to data by the American Medical
Association. While a good step, nearly half of America’s doctors report at least
one symptom.




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pa. hospital that treated Donald Trump after assassination attempt relied on
preparation and focus

Ron Southwick
July 18th 2024
Article



The former president was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital after a gunman opened
fire at a rally in western Pennsylvania. The hospital said it had strong plans
in place.




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