An America-First Healthcare Plan

What it means

This order outlines Trump's healthcare strategy, emphasizing patient choice and lower costs. It directs officials to maintain existing healthcare initiatives while expanding affordable medicine access, ensuring price transparency, and addressing surprise medical billing through legislative or administrative action by December 31, 2020.

Expected impact

• Greater healthcare price transparency as hospitals must disclose pricing information and billing practices
• Potential reduction in surprise medical bills through either Congressional action or HHS intervention
• Continued efforts to lower prescription drug costs through generics, biosimilars, and importation
• Expanded health insurance options for consumers through alternative coverage plans
• Enhanced Medicare quality metrics and information available to beneficiaries on Medicare.gov