Forbes outlined three ways the midterm election will affect healthcare.
Here are the key details to know:
1. Prescription prices. With healthcare being a key issue for voters, lawmakers may enact meaningful change through legislation that addresses high drug prices.
2. Medicare and Medicaid funding. Funding for federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid may not change under the Trump administration, given the divide in the legislative branch.
3. Opioids. Even though Congress passed the “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment or SUPPORT Act” to help combat the opioid crisis, it remains unclear how treatments will be paid for.