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.”
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.
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.
Trump’s early health orders signal plans to reverse Biden policies on drug prices and Medicaid. Experts predict more uninsured but await further action.
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 Medicaid beneficiaries.
President Donald Trump voided an executive order signed by former-President Joe Biden aimed at lowering prescription drug prices.
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.
January, the Biden administration released its proposed Medicare Advantage rates in 2026. These are the rates that the government pays insurers for the program to provide low-cost, affordable plans for seniors.
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
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.