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Donald Trump Reveals Details of His Health Care Plan
NBC News ^
| 03/02/2016
| Ali Vitali
Posted on 03/02/2016 8:46:57 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump released his health care plan Wednesday evening, finally detailing the way in which he would fulfill his campaign trail promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.
In a seven-point plan posted to his website and publicized by a tweet, Trump says he will do away with the individual health insurance mandate, as well as allow competition over states lines for health care plans, and block grant Medicaid to the states, allowing them to follow through on his prescription to "eliminate fraud, waste and abuse to preserve our precious resources."
The decision to go against the idea of an individual mandate is new for Trump, who told CNN during a February town hall before the South Carolina primary that he "likes the mandate" and that makes him "a little bit different" than other conservatives.
But Wednesday's plan outlines as the first point on the list: "Our elected representatives must eliminate the individual mandate. No person should be required to buy insurance unless he or she wants to."
He counters that, however, by saying individuals should be allowed to "fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns."
The third bullet point goes on to say that "we must make sure no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance" and that "we must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want healthcare coverage can have it."
Further, Trump ties illegal immigration to his healthcare plan, writing "providing healthcare to illegal immigrants costs us some $11 billion annually ... If we were to simply enforce the current immigration laws and restrict the unbridled granting of visas to this country,
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruzlied; dyingonthestreets; election2016; elections; fraudwasteandabuse; healthcare; mumbojumbo; newyork; trump; trumpcare; trumpwasright; trumpyesterdaytoday
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To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:51:22 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
(I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
To: SeekAndFind
There’s eleven billions in savings right there. I’m ticked because my copays and monthly payments went up which means I’m subsidizing people who are getting it for nothing. Does that make me hard-hearted - hell no.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:51:54 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Vote Trump)
To: SeekAndFind
"He counters that, however, by saying individuals should be allowed to "fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns."
Oh well...........There goes that post card tax return he promised. Back to social engineering via the tax code again. That didn't last long?!
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:52:12 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: SeekAndFind
There’s nothing in there about covering pre-existing conditions. Just for the record. I can’t remember if Trump has been clear on his policy on pre-existing conditions. But judging by this, there won’t be any law forcing companies to cover them.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:52:50 PM PST
by
JediJones
(TRUMP 6/18/2012 on Fox News: "We have to show some compassion. We just can't throw everybody out.")
To: Ciexyz
People on welfare programs for their health care don’t have to pay co-pays. Nice, huh?
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:53:36 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: sagar
Yeah, why examine issues when you can just post a thread disrupting farce photo right off the bat? After all, can’t have people actually thinking about things.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:53:41 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: SeekAndFind
Sounds like a plan to me.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:54:35 PM PST
by
Daniel Ramsey
(You don't have to like Trump, his enemies certainly don't.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:54:47 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: SeekAndFind
I can live with it... Trump isn’t trying to shepherd us into Trumpcare.
From my point of view, he has listened.
There’s hope.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:55:02 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: Daniel Ramsey
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:56:39 PM PST
by
JBW1949
To: blackdog
I’m on Medicaid and I do my co-pays for office visits and hospital appointments.
So its not like I don’t pay my fair share.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:57:57 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: JediJones
It is a tough issue, and I wish I had the answers...
I think these two parts of his plan would help the situation:
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3- Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns.
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.
4- Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:59:15 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
(I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
To: SeekAndFind
The government has no business being in the health insurance business.
I don’t care how good the plan is.
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posted on
03/02/2016 8:59:39 PM PST
by
KittenClaws
( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
To: JediJones
I think they’ll be kept.
But its clear that keeping people from buying the health insurance they want when they want hasn’t lowered costs and has driven up premium prices.
What good is health insurance when you can’t afford it?
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posted on
03/02/2016 9:00:36 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: KittenClaws
The government should ensure competition, enforce quality standards and protect consumers from fraud.
People can make their own decisions about what’s best for them.
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posted on
03/02/2016 9:02:10 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: blackdog
>>>Oh well...........There goes that post card tax return he promised<<<
You are confusing Trump with “postcard” Cruz.
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posted on
03/02/2016 9:02:12 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(It is better to live one day as a lion than one hundred years as a sheep)
To: Repeal The 17th
You know what I don't like?
"Allow individuals"
If Trump is not for repeal....he is a liberal. Cruz is for repeal.
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posted on
03/02/2016 9:02:59 PM PST
by
KittenClaws
( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
To: SeekAndFind
Yet another flip flop that proves Trump has no core. Oh and foreign drugs? Germany is probably one of the leaders in that. Make Germany Great Again.
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