Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health care Rachel Cohrs Zhang Sarah Owermohle By Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Sarah Owermohle July 21, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-on-healthcare-abortion-rights-medicare-for-all-drug-price-caps/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--NK8X7fEyNC2bcnmbts6KcEtxVYbqda-h6vEimhT4TRxYmUlMyKUXwnogyfGoX431aQQyja2ByPOGClaprnhBBHIg0Gw&_hsmi=316676560&utm_content=316676560&utm_source=hs_email President Biden has officially ended his bid for a second term in the White House and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, he announced yesterday. STAT’s DC team reports that while Harris shares similar views as Biden on many issues, she stands left of the president on health care. Harris has positioned herself as tougher on the industry by endorsing a transition to Medicare for All (though she still envisioned some sort of role for private plans) and calling for more aggressive drug pricing policies than Biden has been willing to employ. But her strongest health care issue by far is her advocacy for reproductive rights following the fall of Roe v. Wade. She was the first vice president to visit an abortion provider. Unlike Biden, who earlier in his political career held anti-abortion views, Harris has been consistent in her support of access to abortions. Read more from STAT’s Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Sarah Owermohle on Harris’s health care positions, and check out their story on what reproductive rights advocates and others in health and medicine think about Harris. And don’t forget — she’ll only become the official nominee if the party backs her at the convention next month. Read more from STAT’s John Wilkerson and Rachel about the other potential nominees. https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-health-care-agenda-endorsed-by-abortion-rights-gruops-progressives/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-800FwVivXTAeJ2Iqb2S97hZHno6NfRZEnV2SNS88GoBSwXh2qx_e77YIX3rpBUmn_TSjdi5_yWx-z8ndQaGX7wQVeeoQ&_hsmi=316676560&utm_content=316676560&utm_source=hs_email Where 3 Democrats who could replace Biden atop the ticket stand on health care John Wilkerson Rachel Cohrs Zhang By John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang July 21, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/21/biden-replacements-harris-whitmer-newsom-healthcare/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7fadBYXLcdDVk-d0JdxWI5qIf59A5e2Bp44m4Aujczrv1g5qZ38wE-Q158oV63EYCY7VhTXO7BQ0bOp8S5XMaHNVbpw&_hsmi=316676560&utm_content=316676560&utm_source=hs_email