Promise Posts – Page 2

Joe Biden

Increase COVID-19 testing

Biden kept his promise to increase testing capacity, even as demand for testing drops | June 10, 2021

Joe Biden

100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots for 50 million people in 100 days

58 days in, Biden reaches milestone of 100 million shots within his first 100 days | March 19, 2021

Joe Biden

Restore the White House directorate for global health security

Biden restores White House office for global health security | January 21, 2021

Donald Trump

Require price transparency from health care providers

Trump delivers some headway toward health care price transparency | January 15, 2021

Donald Trump

Create a health savings account

Health Savings Accounts much the same as when Trump took office | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Allow free access to the drug market

More progress for some types of drugs, less for others | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Make no cuts to Medicaid

Work requirement waivers undermine pledge on Medicaid cuts | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Expand mental health programs

Trump’s mixed record on mental-health services | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Increase veterans’ health care

More money and more options for veterans | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Get Congress to allow health insurance across state lines

States still oversee insurance rules | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Repeal Obamacare

No repeal, no replace | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Change the vaccination schedule for children

Trump broke promise to slow down vaccine schedule | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

No go on premium tax deduction | January 4, 2019

Barack Obama

Create a National Health Insurance Exchange

Marketplace today is similar to original vision, but not identical | January 3, 2017

Barack Obama

Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog

Veterans benefits claim backlog dropped in Obama’s second term | December 29, 2016

Barack Obama

Make the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform

VA: Progress on some fronts but not all | December 5, 2016

Barack Obama

Mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment

Autism coverage mandate varies across states and health plans | October 12, 2016

Barack Obama

Sign a “universal” health care bill

5 years later, Medicaid opt-outs create holes in ‘universal’ bill | March 25, 2015

Barack Obama

Require that health plans utilize disease management programs

Health care law expands requirements for disease management | January 14, 2013

Barack Obama

Increase participation in cancer-related clinical trials

Provision on clinical trials is in health care law | January 11, 2013

Barack Obama

Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment

Treatment of traumatic brain injury: better, but still flawed | December 19, 2012

Barack Obama

Hold hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care

Significant progress stops short of full data, accountability | December 14, 2012

Barack Obama

Attract more doctors to rural areas

Obama administration initiatives add doctors in rural areas | December 6, 2012

Barack Obama

Invest in electronic health information systems

Electronic health systems got stimulus help, but not much else | November 29, 2012

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