Chief Healthcare Executive January 20, 2025
Ron Southwick

The second Trump administration promises to bring changes that will affect America’s hospitals, with concerns about Medicaid funding, ACA subsidies, and potential higher costs with tariffs.

President Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and that is likely to have a big impact on hospitals and health systems.

Hospitals are pressing Trump to preserve key funding for Medicare and other important priorities. But perhaps the biggest source of anxiety lies over the Medicaid program, which enables Americans with lower incomes to access healthcare.

Medicaid also provides important funds to hospitals, particularly those with a higher percentage of patients with lower incomes.

Moody Ratings issued a report last week on trends to watch in 2025, and projected that hospitals should...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicaid, Provider
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