Medicare Advantage Could Flourish Under Second Trump Presidency

  • Nov 07, 2024

    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.

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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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