Health insurers were looking forward to an improved political environment in the Trump administration. Things might not turn out to be so simple. After four years of stringent oversight under President Biden, a Donald Trump victory has been expected to usher in regulatory relief, particularly for the Medicare Advantage sector. Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the TV personality Mehmet Oz, has voiced strong support for private insurers. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary, is a tough critic of the pharmaceutical and food industries, with hardly any mention of insurance companies.
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