President Donald Trump has laid out a plan directing federal health funds straight to individuals, enabling them to buy their own insurance and negotiate prices independently.
Trump Says His Plan Has Support From Few Democrats
Trump proposed this plan as an alternative to the current system, which he believes has allowed insurance companies to amass significant profits. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the President said that he aims to redirect these funds to the public.
He added that even “some” Democrats have expressed interest, and discussions are still underway. However, he declined to name the Democrats at the moment but said, “People love it.”
“If it gets approved, we’re gonna take the money, we’re gonna pay it back to the people of our country to go out and buy health insurance so they could put it in a health account,” Trump explained.
Trump believes this approach would offer citizens more flexibility in purchasing insurance at different levels, rather than being subject to insurers’ cost controls.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union, on Sunday, “highlighted fundamental flaws” in the health care legislation and the manner in which COVID-era subsidies were added.
Trump Outlines Health Plan Steering Federal Funds Directly To Citizens For Insurance, Says ‘Some’ Democrats ‘Love It’
