On January 20th Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, beginning his second term. Shortly after taking office, President Trump signed a multitude of executive orders and national proclamations, including actions to strengthen border security, increase domestic energy production, and reduce the size of the federal workforce.

As expected, the incoming Trump Administration issued a regulatory freeze, stopping any rules which have not been finalized or published in the federal register. 

President Trump also rescinded nearly 80 of the Biden Administration’s actions, including: 

• EO 14009, revoking proposals aimed at strengthening Medicaid and the ACA;
• EO 14070, revoking proposals aimed at improving access to the Affordable Care Act (this includes the Biden policies extending the ACA marketplace enrollment periods, and extra funding for 3rd parties to help with enrollment);
• EO 14087, revoking a proposal directing the Medicare innovation center to test new ways to lower drug costs;
• EO 14099, revoking the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers; also included are EO 13987, 13990, 13995, 13996, 13997, 13999, 14002, 14003 – revoking a series of previous administration policies on public health and health worker safety, pandemic response and testing, COVID testing and treatments, global health; and,
• EO 13985, 13988, 14020, 14021, 14031, 14035, 14045, 14049, 14050, 14075, 14091 – all these EOs revoke various previous administration policies on equity, DEI, gender and transgender, and LGBTQ-I.
  
  

Impact on General Dentistry: The inauguration and subsequent executive orders could reshape healthcare regulations, potentially altering insurance coverage and access to government programs that support dental care. Additionally, changes to federal workforce policies and economic growth initiatives may influence the dental industry’s operating environment and patient access to care. The AGD will continue to monitor Executive Orders and other Administration actions and their impact on general dentistry.