4As 2022 Midterm Elections Healthcare Policy Update

Midterm election day 2022 was November 8, 2022, and voters across the country considered significant issues ranging from the economy, immigration, and gun control to abortion, crime, and preserving democracy. 

As anticipated, Democrats lost majority control of the House of Representatives, but only by a very slim margin.The election showed that candidate quality matters, as do issues (e.g., inflation, abortion, crime) and voter enthusiasm. After holding all their current seats and getting a pickup in Pennsylvania, the Senate remains in Democratic control. A Georgia Senate runoff is scheduled for December 6 to determine the final Senate split, after neither the Republican or Democratic Senate candidate received a majority of the votes.

The 2022 federal midterm elections, including the shift away from one-party majority rule in Congress, are expected to have a significant impact on the trajectory of the federal health care policy debate. 

To help agencies and their healthcare marketer clients best position themselves for business success in 2023 and beyond, the 4As Government Relations team developed a new white paper with predictions about where Republicans and Democrats in Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, the White House, and the Federal Trade Commission might be headed over the next two years.

2022 Midterm Election Healthcare Policy Update

From pharmaceutical pricing initiatives, to the tax deductibility of advertising, to reproductive health data privacy changes, to a new federal rule requiring more transparency in direct-to-consumer TV advertising for prescription drugs, the report dives deep into these important healthcare issues and more.

Can’t get enough election news? A non-healthcare specific 2022 Midterm Election update can be found here. 

Please contact Alison Pepper, 4As EVP of Government Relations and Sustainability, for questions about the healthcare policy areas covered in this brief.