Washington Post: Trump vows insurance for everybody in Obamacare replacement plan

[kennetha]

Not Obamacare, not single payer, not the Republican Plan, but "Insurance for Everybody."

Hmm. What in god's name is he talking about?

President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid.

Trump declined to reveal specifics in the telephone interview late Saturday with The Washington Post, but any proposals from the incoming president would almost certainly dominate the Republican effort to overhaul federal health policy as he prepares to work with his party’s congressional majorities.

Trump’s plan is likely to face questions from the right, following years of GOP opposition to further expansion of government involvement in the health-care system, and from those on the left, who see his ideas as disruptive to changes brought by the Affordable Care Act that have extended coverage to tens of millions of Americans.

In addition to his replacement plan for the ACA, also known as Obamacare, Trump said he will target pharmaceutical companies over drug prices and demand that they negotiate directly with Medicaid and Medicare.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vows-insurance-for-everybody-in-obamacare-replacement-plan/2017/01/15/5f2b1e18-db5d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trump-interview-822pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4f3b106090b5

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. Does He Plan Single Payer?

[virtualobserver]

9. He has said that many times

The Republicans will freak out, but I have yet to see them truly stand up against him.

[Denzil_DC]

10. "I dont want single-payer."

From the article in the OP (way down the page).

[virtualobserver]

12. I guess we will find out what he does want then

His plan for cost savings seems to be based on tweet bullying.

[elleng]

2. He doesn't know,

he's just talking/strutting. Will do a lot of that, about which we/everyone will spend a lot of time and effort guessing, for 4 damn years.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. This is true-- all his life he's just spouted words to stay in the news...

I'm not sure he will figure out he finally has to back up his talk.

[Chasstev365]

3. Oh, Charles and David Koch aren't going to like that!

[sarah FAILIN]

4. He doesn't know what he's talking about

It's just a stall technique.

[HopeAgain]

13. I keep hearing talk about health savings plans

which will work fabulously for the 1% (everybody that matters for Trump).

[sarah FAILIN]

14. Agreed

If I had the money to pay all my potential medical bills out of pocket I wouldn't get insurance either. Just write a check.. That's not real life though. We have HSA's where I work and it's only good for letting you put away money to cover prescriptions and co-pays since most normal people can't sock away huge amounts of money every month. I don't use it.

[lordsummerisle]

6. Whatever it is

as long as he can re-brand it as Trumpcare...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Oh REALLY??? I'll believe THAT when I see it in black and white, and NOT BEFORE. n/t

[SidDithers]

8. "Trump declined to reveal specifics"...

will be the story of his Presidency.

Sid

[TeamPooka]

11. Trump Insurance, like his casinos or steaks. make checks payable to Eric and Don Jr. nt

[Rstrstx]

15. I'm really beginning to think the REAL reason he doesn't like Obamacare...

...is only because it has "Obama" in its name, and I think a fair number of Deplorables feel the same way, it just kills them they have an "Obamacare" policy. They could make just the slightest of changes to it but if it were simply renamed Trumpcare I honestly think he'd be happy, if not tickled. Not saying that's what congressional Republicans want, just what the Donald wants. Brand name is everything to him.