Lexology October 7, 2019
On October 3, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors (EO), directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop various proposals to “protect and improve the Medicare” program as an alternative to the Medicare for All Act.
The EO aims to:
• Expand Medicare Advantage (MA),
• Encourage innovative plan designs, and
• Reduce regulatory burdens on providers
These policies, if implemented, could have a major impact on Medicare Advantage, Medicare generally, and the health care entities that provide various services and products to the people enrolled in these plans.
Medicare Advantage Policies
An increasing number of seniors eligible for Medicare are enrolling in MA plans operated by private insurers. The...