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Donald Trump's Medicare Executive Order Explained
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Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
Comparing Trump's day one executive orders to past presidents: See graphics
Trump's executive orders encompassed sweeping moves to reimagine the country's relationship with immigration, its economy, the environment and more.
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.
Trump’s early health orders signal plans to reverse Biden policies on drug prices and Medicaid. Experts predict more uninsured but await further action.
DNC bashes Donald Trump ‘plans to screw over’ Florida seniors by ‘gutting’ Social Security, Medicare
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.
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The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started, so current drug prices are unaffected.
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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.
Experts suggest that most Americans will not experience immediate changes in their out-of-pocket health care expenses.
President Donald Trump voided an executive order signed by former-President Joe Biden aimed at lowering prescription drug prices.
An economy expert says short term, senior citizens will continue to carry the high costs of prescription drugs. but President Trump's long-term action could benefit the economy and eventually drive those prices down. 76-year-old Deana Deck is on a fixed income which makes affordable prescriptions a necessity.
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