Becker's Healthcare January 31, 2025
President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on certain goods from Mexico, Canada and China beginning Feb. 1, White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Jan. 31.
Here are seven takeaways for healthcare leaders:
1. The U.S. will impose a 25% levy on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on imports from China. Ms. Leavitt did not confirm whether there would be exemptions, though she stated that a full list of imports subject to the tariffs will be published Feb. 1. A source familiar with the plans suggested exemptions will be “few and far between,” according to Reuters.
The president told reporters at the Oval Office he intends to impose tariffs on “all forms of medicine...