November 2024 Election Outcome and Impact on Federal Health Policy
On November 5, 2024, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris with 312-226 electoral votes. Although a winner has not been declared in all Congressional races, Republicans won enough seats to claim the majority in the U.S. Senate and appear to be on track to retain the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
If the House remains in Republican control, a unified Congressional majority will significantly strengthen President-elect Trump’s ability to advance his policy priorities. Broadly, President-elect Trump campaigned on expanding consumer choice in the market, reducing regulatory burden, increasing health care cost transparency, and bolstering economic growth. Throughout the campaign, Trump broadly spoke of improving the U.S. health care system and reducing costs, while also supporting greater flexibility for states related to Medicaid, and reforming multiple federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Impact on General Dentistry: The AGD will continue to build and maintain relationships with key policymakers in the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress. We will also continue to urge Congress to enact the SUPPORT Act to ensure that the AGD can be an approved provider of important training for those dentists treating patients with substance use disorder (SUD).
If the House remains in Republican control, a unified Congressional majority will significantly strengthen President-elect Trump’s ability to advance his policy priorities. Broadly, President-elect Trump campaigned on expanding consumer choice in the market, reducing regulatory burden, increasing health care cost transparency, and bolstering economic growth. Throughout the campaign, Trump broadly spoke of improving the U.S. health care system and reducing costs, while also supporting greater flexibility for states related to Medicaid, and reforming multiple federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Impact on General Dentistry: The AGD will continue to build and maintain relationships with key policymakers in the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress. We will also continue to urge Congress to enact the SUPPORT Act to ensure that the AGD can be an approved provider of important training for those dentists treating patients with substance use disorder (SUD).