America’s Essential Hospitals is closely monitoring the executive orders signed by President Trump since he took office on Jan. 20, and will provide members with regular updates on the status of these orders as they are reviewed by federal courts.
Since the association’s last update on July 22, President Trump issued an executive order that aims to shift unhoused individuals with a serious mental illness or substance use disorder (SUD) into long-term institutional settings. The executive order also aims to ensure that grants awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration support comprehensive services for individuals with serious mental illness and SUD and do not support “harm reduction” or “safe consumption” efforts.
Twenty-one state attorneys general sued the administration over the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS’) notice expanding the government’s interpretation of “federal public benefit” as it applies to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. In response to the lawsuit, HHS will delay implementation of the notice until Sept. 10.
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to stay a lower court’s order requiring the National Institutes of Health to restore 900 grants. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit challenging the January executive order instructing institutions receiving federal funds to end the provision of gender transition care to individuals under 19.
The administration also took further steps to implement the “most favored nation” drug pricing policy and placed tariffs on European pharmaceutical imports.
The association’s latest review of the Trump administration’s executive actions and their potential effects on essential hospitals is available for members.
Contact Director of Policy Rob Nelb, MPH, at rnelb@essentialhospitals.org or 202.585.0127 with questions.
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