Medicare Advantage Could Flourish Under Second Trump Presidency

Garnering 295 electoral votes as of Nov. 6, Donald Trump is headed for a second term in the White House. Although health care was not a top priority of Trump's campaign, industry analysts agree that major insurers have the most to gain from a Republican administration, which could bless the Medicare Advantage industry with looser regulations and improved reimbursement. The outcome for managed Medicaid, however, is a little murkier, although the return of work requirements and other efforts aimed at getting folks off the rolls is likely.  

Republicans are projected to control the Senate, but the fate of the House at press time had not been decided. If both the executive and legislative branches end up under Republican control, “the use of budget reconciliation to advance Republican priorities will be a watch area and Congressional margins will matter here,” observed Wells Fargo analyst Stephen Baxter in a Nov. 6 research note.