Speculation is rampant about what the new leadership in the White House and continued Republican leadership of both houses of Congress will do about health care. The concordance in party affiliation between President Trump and the congressional majority makes revisions in policy that is relevant to the health of older adults a virtual certainty. Past Republican legislative proposals and the current appointments to lead Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presage several potential areas of change. However, the influence of the minority, a Congressional Republican focus on balanced budgets, a President who wants to spend, and public reaction to any large proposals all render the outcomes difficult to predict. We outline some of these potential areas of change that are most salient to the care of older adults. As a basis for evaluating the potential impacts, we offer some core Geriatric tenets that could serve as guideposts for reviewing both foreseen and unforeseen future proposals.
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