Restoring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, funding federal health programs, scrutinizing pharmacy benefit manager practices, and contending with regulatory overhauls over vaccines and nutrition are some of the big health-care items on policymakers’ radars this year.
Two immediate issues facing Congress are the ACA subsidies — whose expiration earlier this month is driving millions of Americans’ insurance premiums to rise — as well as an end-of-January deadline to keep much of the government funded and extend policies such as Covid-era telehealth flexibilities.
Lawmakers could also turn back to unresolved issues from last year, including action on PBMs and insurance ...