On Oct. 3, President Donald Trump signed an executive order focused on making changes to the current Medicare program. The order, titled “Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors,” aims to improve Medicare by giving seniors access to more innovative, affordable plan options. According to senior administration officials, the order will bolster Medicare Advantage—an option that’s run by private insurers and serves one-third (22 million) of Medicare beneficiaries—and could expand Medicare Advantage choices.

This will be Trump’s second executive order focused on health care delivery in 2019. In June, Trump issued a highly anticipated executive order on health care price and quality transparency. The goal of the first order is to help consumers know the prices and quality of a good or service and make informed decisions about their health care. It is consistent with recent rules to, for instance, require drug manufacturers to disclose list prices in their advertisements or require hospitals to publish list prices on their websites. Generally speaking, the executive order directs an array of federal agencies to adopt rules, issue guidance, or develop reports with the goal of increasing the transparency of health care price and quality information.

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