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Podcast: Trending Health
Episode: Election 2020: Impact on Healthcare
Description:
The 2020 election saw historic turn out with over 62% of the eligible voting population and more than 148 million votes cast. Healthcare was a key issue this election, particularly given candidates’ divergent policies and the increased attention on public health during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The episode opens with a discussion of what a Biden presidency could mean most immediately for the healthcare industry (01:11), from a more federally-driven approach to managing the pandemic, to reversing President Trump’s decision to leave the World Health Organization, to expanding funding for mental health services and the 21st Century Caregiving Workforce. At (04:09), the conv...