The president has given patients more control over their health care dollars by repealing the ACA individual mandate.She stressed that patients and doctors should be running the system, not the government. He also mentioned the administration’s hospital price transparency rule, interoperability rule and value-based payment rule, as well as the president’s July 2019 EO and subsequent rulemakings around kidney health.īrooke Rollins (acting director, Domestic Policy Council)outlined the president’s health care platform, highlighting that it puts patients first, in contrast with the Democratic proposal, which puts the government, spending and bureaucracy in the middle. Parker noted that President Trump’s plan is comprehensive and already delivering results, whereas the ACA was only focused on the individual marketplace. He also announced several other major steps the administration has taken to lower the cost of drugs following the president’s August drug pricing EOs. Jim Parker (senior advisor to the Secretary for Health Reform and director of the Office of Health Reform at HHS)discussed the two key elements of the administration’s new EO around preexisting conditions and surprise billing. An overview of the briefing can be found below. As currently drafted, the EO lacks the authority to have a substantial impact on provider, physician and insurer groups, unless the individual elements are followed by regulations.įollowing the president’s signing ceremony, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Public Liaison and Office of Legislative Affairs hosted a briefing call with senior administration officials including Doug Hoelscher, director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Brooke Rollins, acting director of the Domestic Policy Council Jim Parker, senior advisor to the Secretary for Health Reform and director of the Office of Health Reform at HHS and Nick Uehlecke, advisor at HHS. The newly released EO primarily highlights President Trump’s health care priorities ahead of the November election. 31, the order directs the Secretary of HHS to take administrative action to prevent patients from receiving bills for out-of-pocket costs they could not have been reasonably foreseen. In the event a legislative solution is not reached by Dec.This order directs HHS to work with Congress to reach a legislative solution to end surprise billing by Dec.The president’s order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide protections for patients with preexisting conditions, and if necessary, to propose legislation to ensure Americans remain protected even if the ACA is struck down and existing protections are invalidated.President Trump also announced two key elements within his executive order(EO),one aimed at protecting patients with preexisting conditions and a second aimed at ending surprise billing. The plan includes three overarching pillars: 1) more choice for Americans, 2) lower costs for families and seniors, and 3) better care for American patients. 24, President Trump announced his long-awaited health care plan, the “ America First Healthcare Vision,” aimed at replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reshaping our nation’s health care system.
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