Earlier this month, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors.”
The Executive Order officially denotes opposition to the proposed Medicare for All Act of 2019 and announces the Administration’s intent to “protect and improve the Medicare program by enhancing its fiscal sustainability through alternative payment methodologies that link payment to value, increase choice, and lower regulatory burdens imposed upon providers.” The order instructs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue a series of regulations within one year to meet its stated policy goals. Specific regulations would address value-based payment programs, Medicare Advantage, availability of cost and quality data, and Medicare fee-for-service payment reforms.