In the short term, he will need to work on 2024 budget By the November 17th deadline.
He will also need to find a way to move forward on this issue. Numerous “extenders” The Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PHPA), funding for community health centers, anti-opioid programs, and the PEPFAR program to fight AIDS and HIV, expired at the end of September and has stalled.
Johnson just served. fourth term But he has a history of supporting anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ bills.
He is sponsoring at least three bills. restrict abortion at the national level, the Pain-Tolerable Fetus Protection Act, the Pain-Tolerable Fetus Protection from Late-Term Abortion Act, and the Heartbeat Protection Act of 2021. He also voted against a bill that would have codified same-sex marriage.
As chairman of the Republican Research Committee, he drafted the group’s 2019 health care plan and 2020 budget.
The 2019 health plan revisited many of the concepts previously proposed by Republicans. Repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It also called for capping federal Medicaid funds and expanding health savings accounts. It would also create a high-risk pool instead of guaranteeing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
The 2020 budget called for: Raising Medicare eligibility age and turning Medicare into a premium support program in which private plans compete with traditional Medicare. Instead of guaranteed benefits, beneficiaries would use the vouchers to purchase insurance from private or Medicare plans.
Replacing Obamacare hasn’t received much attention in recent years, but ideas included in the 2020 budget and 2019 health care plan are popular among conservatives. Those policies could provide a window into their policies if Republicans control Congress and the White House after the 2024 election. health priorities.
