Trump put the Great Healthcare Plan on the table on Thursday. He said Congress must act without delay to lower drug prices and insurance premiums for every American. The plan gets money for healthcare directly to real people, and not the crooked insurance companies or drug makers.
Drug prices get the main hit. Trump sets U.S. prices to match the lowest price in other rich countries. Those prices go to Medicaid and the new TrumpRx.gov portal. Fourteen of the seventeen biggest drug companies signed most‑favored‑nation deals last year.
Insurance giants lose their grip. Trump cuts off federal cash to the big insurers and hands it to Americans instead, for health savings accounts and coverage they actually want. The plan pays for cost-sharing reductions, slashing the most common Obamacare premiums by more than 10 percent.
Price transparency is no longer optional. Trump orders insurers and providers to lay out their rates and coverage in plain English, for all to see. The days of special interests hiding behind fine print and raking in profits are over.