Analysis: How Trump’s Election Could Impact Healthcare in Connecticut

Health policy circles are buzzing with potential policy changes under the second Trump administration. Last time, Trump proposed significant cuts and administrative burdens for Medicaid, which covers 934,043 low-income Connecticut residents. That makes this a very bad time to be considering bringing the failed private Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) back into the program. Other significant disruptions for Connecticut healthcare could include the loss of insurance subsidies, halting Medicare’s drug price negotiations but not stopping overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans. Read more