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Posted on 01/20/2026 9:52:31 AM PST by John Semmens
President Trump sharply criticized President Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying "time has shown that this plan is not affordable and does not provide the results promised. The majority of those on the ACA were not able to keep their doctors. Nearly half of those on the ACA have just a single provider where they live. The premiums they must pay are high as are the deductibles. Most would've fared better if they had been allowed to buy catastrophic coverage, but the ACA didn't allow that. We need a better system."
"My Great Healthcare Plan shifts the decision-making authority to each individual," Trump emphasized. "Instead of putting the needs of big corporations and special interests first, our plan finally puts you first. It puts more money in your pocket. The government is going to pay the money directly to you. It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own health care. This is essentially very similar to the plan that members of Congress have for themselves."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) called Trump's plan "a formula for disaster. Individuals lack the expertise to make their own choices. That's why President Obama's ACA fined everyone not covered by their employers' health insurance plan if they didn't buy an Obamacare plan. Democrats are the ones looking out for average Americans. Universal healthcare paid for by the government is part of the warmth of collectivism that we need to shelter individuals from the consequences of their inevitable mistakes. The experts in the pharmaceutical industry know this. That's why they are big donors to the Democratic Party. Insuring that everyone has access to their drugs and vaccines is critical for the nation's health."
"The fact that Sen. Schumer carefully set up an alternative to Obamacare for himself and his colleagues that is not allowed for the citizens who pay his salary shows how little confidence he has in the ACA," Trump argued. "Healthcare was more affordable when treatment for minor ailments was paid out-of-pocket and major illnesses and accidents were covered by catastrophic coverage. We also need to address the injustice of American-made pharmaceuticals being sold for lower prices in foreign countries than they are here. The Great Healthcare Plan will do that. I have already had some success in persuading these companies to charge Americans the same prices they charge in their 'most favored nation' agreements with foreigners."
In related health news, Dr. Nisha Verma, senior advisor to Physicians for Reproductive Health and an "expert witness" that Democrats brought to a Senate hearing to testify in favor of federal subsidies for abortion was unable (or unwilling) to agree that only women can get pregnant. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo) asked "you said that issues of health should be based on science, not politics. Can you tell us from a scientific perspective: can men get pregnant?" Dr. Verma replied "it's not a simple yes or no answer. The issue is complex. Even Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson was forced to admit she could not tell what a woman is. Without knowing what you would do with my answer I must decline to give a yes or no response."
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“Individuals lack the expertise to make their own choices”
That is the democrats’ bottom line
People are stupid
“It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own health care. “
Does he mean we just pay for health treatment directly and don’t have insurance?
How much does he think cancer treatment or surgery costs?
“Does he mean we just pay for health treatment directly and don’t have insurance?”
Not at all.
If you buy a plan that only covers about 60% of things the subsidy should be reduced by 40%.
What he is probably trying to say is that the BC/BS style hospitalization plans I grew up with should be allowed again.
These paid the hospital fairly well and about a third of what the surgeon and anesthesiologist charged.
From my plan:
I would also make copper plans low cost by only covering Part A scope items plus what Part B would pay for any general or regional anesthesia surgery.
“buy your own health care. ... Does he mean we just pay for health treatment directly and don’t have insurance?”
Imagine if each adult were free to choose whether to buy a comprehensive package that covered alcoholism, abortion and things not needed, or a minimal plan that covered reasonable health conditions...or no health plan.
When an adult makes the wrong choice and has to suffer the consequences imagine if others did not feel guilty for the wrong choice that others make.
“catastrophic”
From my plan:
I would also make bronze plans low cost by having $10,000 50% co-pays with $10,000 paid up front to the insurance company by the insured. Unused amounts of the $10,000s would be refunded after the policy is closed out.
I did not make that quote.
I responded “Not at all” to it.
“People are stupid”
Exhibit A: mayor of NYC
Exhibit B: former president Biden
Exhibit C: people protesting removal of criminals
The majority of those on the ACA were not able to keep their doctors.
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Actually everybody, even people not covered by Obamacare, lot their insurance.
My then employer canceled most of the plans we were able to choose from and the one left increased price and did not even allow me to keep my doctor!
We all lost!
“My then employer canceled most of the plans we were able to choose from and the one left increased price and did not even allow me to keep my doctor!”
My brother retired from the county. This year he has only one Advantage plan. His GP, like many doctors, are not taking Advantage plans.
He switch to Medicare Supplement.
“Abortion pills (AKA medication abortion) can cost up to around $800, but it’s often less. The average cost at Planned Parenthood is around $580.
“An in-clinic abortion in the first trimester can cost up to around $800, but it’s often less. The average cost of a first trimester in-clinic abortion at Planned Parenthood is about $600. The cost of a second trimester abortion at Planned Parenthood varies depending on how many weeks pregnant you are. If early in the second trimester, the average cost is $715. If later in the second trimester, it can be between $1,500-2,000.”
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/how-much-does-an-abortion-cost
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