STATUS/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ACTION: Multiple lawsuits were filed, but the full 9th U.S. Ordered HHS to establish “most favored nation” prices for Medicare drugs based on lowest price in other developed countries Topics: Affordable Care Act | HHS Operations | Immigration | Insurance | Medicaid | Prescription Drugs | Price Transparency | Public Health | Women’s Reproductive Health. KHN will continue to follow the Biden administration’s actions on Trump executive branch policies and update this interactive tool, which covers executive orders, agency guidance, formal regulations, and court matters. It also has not yet attempted to amend Trump policies allowing prescription drug imports from Canada, although Biden officials have yet to approve any of the state plans submitted under that policy. The Biden administration has yet to take action to rein in so-called short-term insurance policies that skirt coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Also undone by regulation was the Trump administration’s effort to link prescription drug prices to their lowest available costs, equivalent to those of other industrialized countries.īut other high-profile Trump policies remain in place, at least for now. Final regulations were issued to restore the ability of Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers to participate in the federal family planning program. The administration also managed more complex unwindings. rejoin the World Health Organization, rolling back the “Mexico City” policy that banned aid or international organizations that support abortion rights, and canceling a ban on the use of federal funds to study fetal tissue from elective abortions. Biden or his health officials were quick to reverse many of the policies President Donald Trump implemented that did not require formal regulations. It depends on how - and what - you count. Since President Joe Biden took the reins of the federal executive branch, and with them the power to undo health policies of his predecessor, how much has this administration accomplished?
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