Despite online claims, President Donald Trump’s executive orders did not include removing Medicare’s $35 monthly out-of-pocket price cap, which is set by law.
Trump’s early health orders signal plans to reverse Biden policies on drug prices and Medicaid. Experts predict more uninsured but await further action.
Despite online claims, President Donald Trump’s executive orders did not include removing Medicare’s $35 monthly out-of-pocket price cap, which is set by law.
Trump dismissed the order as part of what he called Biden’s “unpopular, inflationary, illegal, and radical practices.”
The executive order, which Biden signed in October 2022, had not spurred any lower drug prices by the time Trump revoked it Jan. 20. The order directed the Health and Human Services Department secretary to consider "new health care payment and delivery models" for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test.
The Democratic National Committee ( DNC) is going on the offense against President Donald Trump just two days into his second term, blasting the 45th and 47th President over what they say is a plan to follow through on the controversial Project 2025 agenda, including by cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
President Trump is rolling back Biden healthcare policies, such as expansions to the Affordable Care Act – a move Democrats described as an "attack" on the federal program.
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive ... As of Jan. 23, 2025, Trump has not gotten rid of Medicare’s $35 cap on insulin prices, nor has he changed ...
Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.
Experts suggest that most Americans will not experience immediate changes in their out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Concern is growing among Democrats after President Donald Trump reversed some of the former president’s executive orders, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and