Trump, Medicare

Fact Check: Insulin cap for Medicare unaffected by Trump order on prescription drug costs
A provision about insulin in the Inflation Reduction Act is conflated with a 2022 executive order by former President Joe Biden on lowering prescription drug costs in posts online that suggest President Donald Trump has canceled the $35 insulin co-pay cap for certain Medicare programs.
Trump order signals shake-up in drug pricing innovation through Medicare and Medicaid
Biden-era policies rescinded by Donald Trump could signal a significant shake-up in Medicare and Medicaid drug price reforms.
Where $2 prescription drug prices, Obamacare stand in Trump executive order onslaught
Trump stopped a program that had been in the works and was intended to give Medicare recipients access to more than 100 generic drugs for $2 a month, according to another executive order signed on Trump's first day in his new term.
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.
What Has Trump Done on Prescription Drug Prices?
An early move by the president has raised questions about what direction his second-term policy on drug costs will take.
Trump Order Didn’t Reverse All of Biden’s Measures to Lower Drug Costs
President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden aimed at finding new models for lowering drug costs. Trump's action didn't affect the caps on seniors' drug costs or Medicare price negotiations that Biden signed into law.
Trump Rescinds Biden Order on Drug Costs: Impact Explained
Amidst political shifts, President Trump revoked a Biden-era directive aimed at reducing prescription drug costs, raising questions about future policies. Under Biden's order, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was tasked with exploring ways to cut medication expenses for Medicare and Medicaid,

Trump's executive orders in legal trouble

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New Executive Order Raises Compliance Questions for Medicare Plans and Providers
President Trump issued an executive order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (Executive ...
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Yes, Trump rescinded Biden's order to lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid
Viral social media posts claim that one of the orders revoked was one that lowered prescription drug costs for people on ...
Trump signs executive order to restrict transgender care for youths
The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to ...
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Trump Executive Order Signals Drug Pricing Reforms Likely on the Horizon
Through the issuance of Inauguration Day executive orders, the Trump Administration signaled its apparent intent to tackle ...
Trump admin to pause grants, federal financial assistance programs following executive orders
A memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget reportedly ordered a pause of federal grants, loans and other ...
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Trump Revokes Biden's Order to Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Known as Executive Order 14087, it was designed to identify a list of prescription drugs that would, under the plan, require only a $2 copay a month for anyone on Medicare. Former President ...
Trump executive order targets transgender care
President Donald Trump issued a wide-ranging executive order on Tuesday directing the Department of Health and Human Services ...
Medicare, Social Security Immune From Trump’s Federal Freeze
Unclear if sweeping executive order will affect Medicaid and other federal assistance programs for older Americans.