Health Affairs March 12, 2025
Editor’s Note
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund. Articles in this topic will offer timely analysis of regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments in health policy under the Trump-Vance Administration and the 119th Congress.
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule—the first major health care rule under the second Trump administration—that would, if finalized, reverse several Biden-era regulatory changes under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and impose new restrictions. In proposing the rule, HHS invokes a memorandum issued by President Trump on inauguration day and various executive orders, as well as...