Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.

Concern is growing among Democrats after President Donald Trump reversed some of the former president's executive orders, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started, so current drug prices are unaffected.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

An economy expert says short term, senior citizens will continue to carry the high costs of prescription drugs. but President Trump's long-term action could benefit the economy and eventually drive those prices down. 76-year-old Deana Deck is on a fixed income which makes affordable prescriptions a necessity.

Experts suggest that most Americans will not experience immediate changes in their out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Only Congress can repeal parts of the Inflation Reduction Act that now lets Medicare negotiate drug prices. Still, some are worried cuts could come that hurt seniors and people wi

About half of respondents said the nation should spend more on Medicaid and Medicare — a potential challenge for the Trump administration looking to cut costs.

Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

The Democratic National Committee ( DNC) is going on the offense against President Donald Trump just two days into his second term, blasting the 45th and 47th President over what they say is a plan to follow through on the controversial Project 2025 agenda, including by cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.