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7 things President-elect Biden can achieve on health care

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
imageThe Biden administration can make significant changes in health care for Americans.Joe Raedle via Getty Images

President-elect Joe Biden has plenty of work ahead of him; reining in the out-of-control pandemic tops the list, and beyond that, there are significant challenges on health care in general.

Unquestionably, the incoming administration also...

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