Posted on 03/02/2016 3:55:38 PM PST by sheikdetailfeather
Since March of 2010, the American people have had to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare. This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most divisive and partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, websites that don’t work, greater rationing of care, higher premiums, less competition and fewer choices. Obamacare has raised the economic uncertainty of every single person residing in this country. As it appears Obamacare is certain to collapse of its own weight, the damage done by the Democrats and President Obama, and abetted by the Supreme Court, will be difficult to repair unless the next President and a Republican congress lead the effort to bring much-needed free market reforms to the healthcare industry.
But none of these positive reforms can be accomplished without Obamacare repeal. On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare.
However, it is not enough to simply repeal this terrible legislation. We will work with Congress to make sure we have a series of reforms ready for implementation that follow free market principles and that will restore economic freedom and certainty to everyone in this country. By following free market principles and working together to create sound public policy that will broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of the care available to all Americans.
(Excerpt) Read more at donaldjtrump.com ...
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It is all there at the link (if you really care to know):
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Any reform effort must begin with Congress.
Congress must act.
Our elected representatives in the House and Senate must:
1- Completely repeal Obamacare. Our elected representatives must eliminate the individual mandate. No person should be required to buy insurance unless he or she wants to.
2- Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insurance across state lines. As long as the plan purchased complies with state requirements, any vendor ought to be able to offer insurance in any state. By allowing full competition in this market, insurance costs will go down and consumer satisfaction will go up.
3- Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system. Businesses are allowed to take these deductions so why wouldn’t Congress allow individuals the same exemptions? As we allow the free market to provide insurance coverage opportunities to companies and individuals, we must also make sure that no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance. We must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want healthcare coverage can have it.
4- Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate. These accounts would become part of the estate of the individual and could be passed on to heirs without fear of any death penalty. These plans should be particularly attractive to young people who are healthy and can afford high-deductible insurance plans. These funds can be used by any member of a family without penalty. The flexibility and security provided by HSAs will be of great benefit to all who participate.
5- Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals. Individuals should be able to shop to find the best prices for procedures, exams or any other medical-related procedure.
6- Block-grant Medicaid to the states. Nearly every state already offers benefits beyond what is required in the current Medicaid structure. The state governments know their people best and can manage the administration of Medicaid far better without federal overhead. States will have the incentives to seek out and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse to preserve our precious resources.
7- Remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products. Congress will need the courage to step away from the special interests and do what is right for America. Though the pharmaceutical industry is in the private sector, drug companies provide a public service. Allowing consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more options to consumers.
I agree with your post.
How specific does he have to be. Especially since he needs to work with Congess for a better solution!
Healthcare Reform starts with Tort Reform.
Frankly, the number ONE reason health care costs so much is because of Medicaid AND Medicare. Everything and anything subsidized by the government costs more.
Line items 1 thru 6 look good.
Line item is 7 full throttle anti protectionism, which may not be a bad thing, but it's out of character for Trump.
In case you re not aware the agency that accredits hospitals is a government agency and has been at least for the 40 years I worked as a practicing nurse. To ensure compliance of health standards some governance in healthcare facilities is needed.
Considering that the taxpayers pay upwards of 50% of all medical and nursing services bills, it is implausible that they should not have a voice through their representatives about how much to spend and for what.
Yes tort reform is very important. When doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals have to carry large insurance policies at huge premiums they will of necessity have to inflate their prices to cover it. That alone would lower healthcare costs. Ambulance chasing attorneys love the limitless awards that they keep 40 % of.
It opens up the competitiveness of the Health Care providers, and opens up the ‘across state lines’ type of insurance, like auto insurance does...
No longer will there be a ‘one fit all’ health care plan, it will be available for each family and if the health care providers are smart enough this will drop the amount per premium on individual health care plans...
I have posted this many times, but no one has taken the time to read it or ask questions because the minute some people see ‘Trump’ they automatically start to snark....
I am glad he put it in writing for all to see. I just sent it out to my email list.
As someone who purchase my own policy, that’s always been one of my biggest beefs.
Also, Obamacare took away the tax benefit of my HSA and increased the minimum threshold for medical deductions from 7.5% of AGI to 10%
On top of more than tripling my premiums
I like it! Very smart, very conservative, very Trump!
When was this published? Was it published recently?
This is pretty comprehensive. Also like the part about not paying for illegals.
Economic growth and saving 11 billion is a good start.
I am a Cruz supporter.
8. - Enact Tort reform to reduce/eliminate “defensive medicine”, the needless intrusive “tests” ordered only because the malpractice insurance carrier demand that they be checked off the punch list.
9. - Ban prescription drug advertising pitched to the patient/consumer.
I believe this was published today becaue I only saw the tweet today from Trump on this. I follow his twitter account.
Allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with the pharmaceutical companies.
After reading about Trumpcare on Trump’s web site, Trump and his institutionally indoctrinated advisors (blind leading the blind) are evidently still as clueless as Obama’s first, low-information Democratic-controlled Congress was that the states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to regulate, tax and spend for INTRAstate healthcare purposes. This is evidenced by the excerpts from Suprme Court case opinions further down in this post, the excerpts written by previous generations of state sovereignty-respecting justices.
Regarding major problems with Trumpcare, consider that Trump’s proposal for federal interstate health insurance reform actually has the same major constitutional problem as the Obamacare insurance mandate.
More specifically, regardless what lawless Obama’s state sovereignty-ignoring activist justices want everybody to think about the constitutionality of the Obamacare insurance mandate, note the fourth entry in the list below from Paul v. Virginia. In that case, state sovereignty-respecting justices had clarified that regulating insurance is not within the scope of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers (1.8.3), regardless if the parties negotiating the insurance policy are domiciled in different states.
”State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c. are not within the power granted to Congress. [emphases added]” - Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
”Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” - Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
”Inspection laws, quarantine laws, health laws of every description [emphasis added], as well as laws for regulating the internal commerce of a state and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c., are component parts of this mass.” -Justice Barbour, New York v. Miln., 1837.
” 4. The issuing of a policy of insurance is not a transaction of commerce within the meaning of the latter of the two clauses, even though the parties be domiciled in different States, but is a simple contract [emphasis added] of indemnity against loss.” - Paul v. Virginia, 1869. (The corrupt feds have no Commerce Clause (1.8.3) power to regulate insurance.)
”Direct control of medical practice in the states is obviously [emphases added] beyond the power of Congress.” - Linder v. United States, 1925.
The above excerpts are why I’ve been ranting that Trump needs to be promoting a healthcare amendment to the Constitution on the campaign trail. (Note that the states are not obligated to ratify any proposed amendment to the Constitution.)
Remember in November !
When patriots elect Trump, Cruz, or whatever conservative they elect, they also need to elect a new, state sovereignty-respecting Congress that will not only work within its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers to support the president, but also protect the states from unconstitutional federal government overreach as evidenced by unconstitutional federal healthcare programs, Obama’s or Trump's.
Also, consider that such a Congress would probably be willing to fire state sovereignty-ignoring activist justices.
Well I am fine with this . Very clarifying . Smart to post this the day before the debate.
Good follow up by Trump after Rubio hammered him on this during the last debate.
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