Democrats look to shore up and expand Obamacare

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Congressional Democrats’ first order of business is shoring up and expanding Obamacare, rather than the more ambitious proposals advanced during the election, such as President Biden’s public option or Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare for all.”

Democrats have discussed making Obamacare expansions in the recently passed American Rescue Plan permanent, further expanding Obamacare exchanges and Medicaid, and lowering prescription drug prices.

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