President Trump denied wanting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. (Getty Images)
Meanwhile, in April of the following year, Biden signed a second executive order on "Continuing to Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage," which Trump also reversed on Monday. The April order from Biden directed the Department of Health and Human Services to analyze new policies aimed at "exploring how medical debts are collected from beneficiaries," in order to find new ways to reduce "the burden of medical debt on working families and individuals across the country."
Consistent with both of these orders, agencies facilitated the expansion of the ACA through new eligibility provisions, increased funding to groups that help people sign up for the ACA, and more.
Other changes enacted by Trump during his first days in office included the revocation of a Biden-era policy that directed Medicare and Medicaid to investigate how to lower drug costs. In response to that order, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a $2 cap for certain generic drugs, ensured Medicare beneficiaries did not overpay for drugs that received accelerated approval, and helped state Medicaid programs pay for certain high-cost, cutting-edge therapies. Biden's policy that capped insulin costs at $35 and implemented a $2,000 out-of-pocket maximum for prescription drug costs went unaffected by Trump's Day One orders.
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Trump also acted during his first day in office to rescind several of Biden's COVID-19 health orders, such as directives to ensure equity in the pandemic response and COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers. He withdrew the U.S. from its participation in the World Health Organization, as well.
An emergency sign points to the entrance to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, March 23, 2017. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
"When administrations change over, many of them want to undo some of the actions of other presidents, even when those are more symbolic," Dr. Stacie Dusetzina, a professor at Vanderbilt's Department of Health Policy told NBC News. "It could mean that the Trump administration is not interested in pursuing any of the work that has since developed out of these executive orders."
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