President-elect Donald Trump is expected to maintain his strong stance on deregulation and prioritize policies that address healthcare access and costs. Looking ahead, the Trump administration intends to uphold campaign promises for the health sector with four key themes:
- Promote access to healthcare via market competition and transparency
- Enhance flexibility and choice in healthcare to states and individuals
- Focus on deregulation by reversing or modifying Biden-era policies
- Enhance national security with “America first” principles
President-elect Trump’s second term marks a significant shift in the political landscape that could have considerable implications for the health industry. It is important to consider how the landscape has changed since President-elect Trump’s first administration. For example, efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) no longer retain the level of political or public support they did in 2016. Instead, recent comments from President-elect Trump have suggested he takes credit for “saving” the ACA; this may indicate more focus on technical fixes across the sector rather than sweeping reforms.
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