Becker's Healthcare January 16, 2025
Laura Dyrda

President-elect Donald Trump will take office for his second term Jan. 20 and his administration could change the landscape for hospitals and health systems across the nation.

A Jan. 16 report from Moody’s Ratings examines the potential healthcare policy shifts that could affect nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. Here are five things to know:

1. Efforts already implemented to identify cost reduction opportunities within the Medicaid program.

“Hospitals could suffer from significant federal funding cuts and regulatory changes affecting Medicaid and state directed payments, which are administered by state Medicaid agencies but approved by the federal government,” the report notes. “A reduction in Medicaid or [state directed payments] would disproportionately impact hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care...

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