Executive Order 13765
| Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal | |
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| Type | Executive order |
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| Executive Order number | 13765 |
| Signed by | Donald Trump on January 20, 2017 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2017-01799 |
| Publication date | January 24, 2017 |
| Document citation | 8351 |
| Summary | |
| Directs agencies to hinder parts of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that entail financial burdens, and begin transition to repeal of that law | |
Executive Order 13765 is the first executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, which set out interim procedures in anticipation of repeal of Obamacare, though plans to repeal Obamacare have subsequently been shelved.[1] A CBO report estimated 18 million people would lose their insurance and premiums would rise by 20% to 25% in the first year after repealing Obamacare. Uninsured could reach 32 million by 2026, while premiums could double.[2]
The executive order came on Trump's campaign pledges to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and occurred just hours after he was sworn into office.[3] Trump stated sorting out a replacement will take a long time and the replacement may not be ready until 2018.[4]
Provisions
The order was designed to weaken regulations and procedures associated with enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[5][6] It was broken into six sections:
- An attempt to seek efficient implementation of the law, focused on removing regulatory burdens during the repealment of the law.
- The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and heads of other U.S. executive departments should waive, defer, grant exemptions or delay implementation any requirements of the act that would place fiscal burdens.
- Those department heads are also ordered to grant greater flexibility to states seeking to implement healthcare programs.
- Seeking an open market across state lines in the healthcare market.
- Compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act regarding implementation of the regulatory revisions within this executive order.
- The order does not impact the Office of Management and Budget and its work, does not impact the legal authority of any department head of a U.S. federal agency and does not grant any specific rights to anyone within the United States.
Effects
In February 2017, it was reported that the Internal Revenue Service would not require tax filers to state whether they had compliant insurance, allowing them to avoid the penalty fine. The IRS said that this change would reduce administrative burdens on taxpayers. It was criticized for weakening an enforcement mechanism that lowers premiums by supporting wide participation in the markets.[7][8]
See also
- List of executive actions by Donald Trump
- 2017 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act replacement proposals
References
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- ↑ Repealing the law known as Obamacare would leave 32m without health coverage, analysis finds
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External links
- Executive orders by Trump
- US Presidential Actions
- Office of the Press Secretary - Full Text of the Executive Order (as of January 23, 2017)
- Federal Register
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