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What will healthcare policy be under President Trump or Clinton?

Modern Healthcare: The November elections surely won't end the nonstop, eight-year political war over the shape of the U.S. healthcare system. But the ballot results likely will determine whether the changes driven by the Affordable Care Act continue in the same direction or the system returns to its less-regulated, pre-ACA contours.

Heading into this week's Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton has promised to preserve and expand the ACA's coverage expansions and delivery system reforms. Donald Trump, who accepted the Republican nomination last week, says he wants to repeal them, without offering much detail about what he would put in their place. The fate of the victor's proposals, however, will depend heavily on the partisan makeup of Congress.

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