President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office tomorrow, January 20th at 12:00 PM. During his presidency, economists anticipate several policy changes that will significantly affect the elderly population, those who are disabled and those with special needs. Here are a few ways those changes might affect you.
Social Security and Medicare
Although President-elect Trump has consistently stated that the Social Security and Medicare programs will remain intact, both face an impending insolvency. As one of their proposals to keep those programs solvent, Trump and Congressman Paul Ryan are promoting an approach that will include some form of Social Security and Medicare privatization.
The Cost of Health Care
There is a mounting fear among Americans about the cost of health care and long-term care. Restrictions on benefits and legislative changes that restrict or limit access to government programs, such as Medicaid, can only heighten such fears.
Block Grant Proposal
Medicaid is currently administered at the federal level by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Each state has its own state Medicaid Plan, however, there are mandates and constraints. The proposed grants would issue each state a certain number of Medicaid dollars and the state would in turn, decide how to use and spend those dollars. In some states, little would change, however in other states the changes could be profound for those who rely heavily on Medicaid.
Trump has also stated that there are a few policies from Obama’s Affordable Care Act that he intends to keep, including:
- Allowing young adults to remain on parental coverage;
- Protecting people with pre-existing medical conditions;
- Closing the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap.
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