Trump, Biden and Medicaid

Yes, Trump rescinded Biden's order to lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid
The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees.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.
Trump’s prescription drug executive order rollback didn’t quash all Biden-backed cost savings
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 rolls back effort to lower Medicare, Medicaid drug costs
Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.
Lawmakers oppose Trump’s reversal on Medicare drug prices
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.
Trump Impact on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Uncertain
Trump has reversed some of President Biden’s initiatives, including $2 monthly out-of-pocket cap on some generics and experimental pricing models for gene therapies. But so far the healthcare elements of the Inflation Reduction Act remain unchanged.
Trump Reverses Some Biden Drug Pricing Initiatives, Potentially Impacting Medicare Costs
Experts suggest that most Americans will not experience immediate changes in their out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Patient groups call on Trump administration to let Medicare cover obesity drugs
A coalition of obesity-related patient advocacy groups is calling on the incoming Trump administration to finalize a proposal that would allow Medicare to cover obesity medications. Led by
Trump’s early moves signal rollbacks on drug costs, ACA coverage
President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on healthcare, signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves.
Trump’s first executive orders on health could bring higher drug costs, more uninsured people
President Trump's first executive orders on health provide a possible road map that health researchers say could increase the number of uninsured Americans and weaken safety net protections for low-income people.
Trump's deportation plans could raise the price of your retirement
President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans could make it harder for older Americans to access healthcare and increase ...
Donald Trump's Medicare Executive Order Explained
Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order from President Joe Biden that sought to lower the price of drugs.
No, Trump did not get rid of Medicare’s $35 insulin cap
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.
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Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear
President Donald Trump's early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs.
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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 ...
Trump's Medicare changes: What's in the works after his first days back in the White House?
Upon his return to the United States Presidency, Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders that will not have an immediate impact, but will take effect in the coming weeks.
Trump scrapped a proposed $2 drug program for seniors. But why?
President Donald Trump rolled back a Biden administration executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, including an effort to make more generic drugs available to Medicare patients for ...
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.