Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment

Donald Trump ’s recent wave of tariffs are still at a new 10 percent baseline in many cases.

But they’re likely to raise the costs of medical devices, putting people's ability to afford it (and providers' ability to supply it) in jeopardy.

DME can include oxygen equipment, suction pumps, some diabetes supplies, and mobility devices like wheelchairs.

“The full impact won’t be captured,” Wren says.

The most vulnerable of the most vulnerable Medicaid patients who need technologies to live,' he says.

If states are prioritizing keeping their eligibility levels the same, Gardner says, “they could increase out-of-pocket costs”.