US: Trump Urges Congress To Enact 'Great Healthcare Plan'
Jan-15 16:25
US President Donald Trump has announced in a video message on X and a fact sheet on the White House website that he has requested Congress enact, "a comprehensive plan to lower drug prices, lower insurance premiums, hold big insurance companies accountable, and maximize price transparency."
- The proposal, entitled "the Great Healthcare Plan" would "execute the President’s vision to send money directly to the American people, lower health insurance premiums, and cut kickbacks that raise insurance premiums."
- The fact sheet notes, "The Great Healthcare Plan stops sending big insurance companies billions in extra taxpayer-funded subsidy payments and instead send that money directly to eligible Americans to allow them to buy the health insurance of their choice."
- The announcement comes bipartisan Senate negotiations to revive lapsed premium enhanced Obamacare subsidies appear to have collapsed amid disputes over federal funding for abortions. With the Senate set to recess today, it now appears too late to revive the programm for 2026 enrolment.
- The White House claims, "The Great Healthcare Plan funds a cost-sharing reduction program for healthcare plans which would save taxpayers at least $36 billion and reduce the most common Obamacare plan premiums by over 10% according to the Congressional Budget Office."
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