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All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

2016 Elections

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The Impact Of The 2016 Election On The Financial Performance Of Major Healthcare Companies, Joshua T. Blotter May 2017

The Impact Of The 2016 Election On The Financial Performance Of Major Healthcare Companies, Joshua T. Blotter

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Healthcare reform was a significant political issue during the November 2016 US general elections, and played an important role in campaigning and political discourse leading to the election. Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and Republicans running for congressional office, campaigned on a platform advocating for the repeal and replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), among other changes. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, and Democrats running for congressional office, campaigned on a platform that included support for the ACA, as well as increased regulations on the pharmaceutical industry and health insurers, among various …