For many, Donald Trump is an acquired taste as a candidate for president, and his out-sized ego and blustering promises make it difficult to know if he is really serious and can actually deliver. In the past he hinted that he favored nationalized health care, and that should make anyone nervous who is suffering through the disaster that is Obamacare. More recently, however, Trump has changed his tune.
Democrats always say that if Republicans have a better plan they should present it for examination. Trump has done just that, and the plan seems pretty good on initial perusal. What it is not is a giveaway to the insurance companies, nor a costly bureaucratic takeover of the privates sector. It also respects the right of citizens to decide whether to participate or not.
Trump says that the repeal of Obamacare will begin on day one of a Trump administration, so he seems to recognize the urgency of the fixing the health care system, even as Obamacare heads towards possible collapse of its own weight and design. More than half of the Obamacare exchanges have called it quits, though the administration continues touting the success of the system. The Trump plan also recognizes the tremendous cost of providing health care to millions of illegal aliens, and so many of the savings will come from purging that element from the system. Whether that is possible remains to be seen.
See Trump 7 point plan on page 2:
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I seem to recall back when Obama was doing Obamacare, he pretty much let the Republicans know their input was NOT wanted and would NOT be given ANY consideration in the plan. Then they immediately ran out LYING and said Republicans “had no plan for health care.”
Actually, Trump’s plan looks pretty good. That transparency on pricing is a BIG one. There can be HUGE differences in prices for the same procedure at different hospitals, but good luck trying to “price shop”, because the price of EVERYTHING is hidden and if you ASK for it, the people administering the treatment DON’T KNOW. That is by design. That way there is NO competition by price. Ever since health insurance started, “price” and “medical services” got separated, and it was like, “who cares–the insurance will get it”. And they could pretty much charge whatever they wanted to charge, because “the insurance would pay it.” NOW the price of EVERYTHING medical has become so WILDLY inflated by that kind of thinking that the insurance forces you to pay part of the cost through deductibles and co-pays. That did not exist in the early days of health insurance.
People NEED to know what procedures cost, and have an active voice and a vested interest in the process, or we will NEVER be able to control run-away health care costs. If they’re doing the same test THREE TIMES, you need to speak UP about it!
That is not the ONLY reason for soaring health care costs. Lawsuit-happy lawyers and HUGE malpractice premiums are another issue, as an example. But getting people more involved in what their health care actually COSTS is a necessary first step to getting a handle on that part of the problem.
go trump!!! make America great
And make English the official language.
The man is going to strategically lay out hos plans.
Go trump
So much for the herd crying,”He has no policy’!
Plans are all great if you trust the person offering the plan.
Excellent…plus insure for major medical only…the way it USED to be!!