Biden and Trump spar over Medicare and abortion in a presidential debate filled with mistakes and falsehoods

WASHINGTON — For the most part, substantive debates on health policy between President Biden and former President Trump were overshadowed by mistakes, errors, and blatant falsehoods in Thursday night’s presidential debate.

Biden had difficulty articulating his accomplishments in office and points of contrast with Trump on health care. Trump misrepresented how federal programs work, inflated policies in his tenure, and simply evaded some questions.

Trump did shed more light on his abortion policy stance, while Biden touted his support for abortion rights and efforts to lower drug prices.

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