Becker's Healthcare February 28, 2025
With a flurry of federal updates coming out of Washington as the Trump administration continues to take shape, here are eight federal policy updates relevant to ASC leaders and physicians:
1. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 25 targeted at boosting healthcare price transparency. The order directs HHS and the Labor and Treasury departments to “rapidly implement and enforce” healthcare price transparency enforcement regulations. The order refers to regulations that President Trump introduced during his first term, which he said the Biden administration was “slow walking,” according to a Feb. 25 White House fact sheet.
2. President Trump also signed a Feb. 19 executive order focused on limiting public benefits for undocumented immigrants. The order does...