Abortion, Drug Pricing Top Biden List of 2024 Health Challenges

Jan. 2, 2024, 10:05 AM UTC

Abortion rights, drug pricing, and LGBTQI+ discrimination protections will be among the top health issues facing the Biden administration in 2024, with Supreme Court activity, drugmaker lawsuits and other hurdles expected to complicate the course.

The Health and Human Services Department has spent the better part of the past year proposing regulations and issuing guidance around hot-button health issues like reproductive rights, discrimination, and rising drug costs.

The agency is heading into 2024 with a handful of proposed rules awaiting finalization, as well as guidance for implementing a landmark program allowing the government to negotiate what Medicare pays for high-cost ...

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