In an interview with The Hill, AHIP CEO Matt Eyles spoke out against Mr. Biden’s healthcare plan, which aims to strengthen the ACA while also introducing a public health insurance option. Mr. Eyles said the public option, which would be similar to Medicare, would lead to too much government involvement in the healthcare system.
“If you’re creating a government-run option that essentially leverages price controls, and relies on a government-administered system, that doesn’t create what would be a competitive playing field,” Mr. Eyles told the publication. “We’re viewing Medicare for All and all of these other … variations on it, as similarly bad.”
Read the full interview here.
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