Skip to comments.
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,
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
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
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 381-396 next last
To: Repeal The 17th
Typical Texan ... too much pride to admit when they are wrong.
Repeal and REPLACE...I was not wrong. There should be no “replace”.
41
posted on
03/02/2016 9:13:34 PM PST
by
KittenClaws
( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
To: SeekAndFind
"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."Sounds like an alternative democrat plan to ObamaCare. This plan would leave most people alone (I think) but then have the government pay for those who can't afford insurance. More socialism
To: goldstategop
Private health insurance can cover healthy people who can and should pay for their health care. IOW if you choose not to buy health insurance because you are healthy and then you come down with a debilitating and expensive chronic illness, then you are not going to get insurance and eventually you will die in the streets?
43
posted on
03/02/2016 9:15:56 PM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
To: goldstategop
The cause and effect of the government meddling in the free market. Goods and services become firstly too expensive to procure. Next come forced price controls that drive providers out of business and scarcity becomes the rule of the day. Only the wealthy and privileged (government elite) can afford government controlled markets for goods and services.
Time to extract the government from anything to do with the market..
44
posted on
03/02/2016 9:16:12 PM PST
by
Cannoneer
( "..raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.." GW)
To: Sacajaweau
Yep!
Do away with the mortgage deduction immediately! It has a very unhealthy effect on true values of residential real estate and sends the wrong message about the importance of savings.
45
posted on
03/02/2016 9:17:21 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: goldstategop
I agree with you goldstategop.
46
posted on
03/02/2016 9:17:44 PM PST
by
KittenClaws
( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
To: plain talk
We already do.
Nothing new there.
Our country won’t cover every one because people are different.
What works in Europe and Canada won’t work here.
47
posted on
03/02/2016 9:18:31 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: KittenClaws
This plan gets the government out. Plus he’s cutting the personal income tax. And drastically cutting corporate taxes. Cutting regulations. Cutting the EPA. Reworking the trade deals. Wants to bring back capital, bring back manufacturing, bring back jobs! Secure the borders. Deport the illegals. End anchor babies. All of that will boost the economy and save hundreds of billions. Not to mention saving our country. Again, infinitey better than anything Hillary would do.
48
posted on
03/02/2016 9:20:23 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
This plan comes as no surprise to me.
I read most of it in his book, “Time To Get Tough - Making America #1 Again” published in 2011.
Cruz should read it.
49
posted on
03/02/2016 9:20:30 PM PST
by
Amntn
("The only special interest not being served by our government is the American people" - Donald Trump)
To: Haddit
TRump: I just want to say, I agree with that 100 percent, except pre-existing conditions, I would absolutely get rid of Obamacare.The whole purpose of "Obamacare" was to force insurance companies to cover everyone and specifically to cover pre-existing conditions. But that will not work economically unless everyone in the United States is forced onto the insurance roles. So how is Trump going to make sure that people who want to buy insurance after they come down with some prohibitively expensive chronic condition can get it unless he somehow either forces everyone into the pool or gives huge subsidies to Insurance Companies?
Just askin.
50
posted on
03/02/2016 9:21:22 PM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
To: Cannoneer
Markets will always be regulated.
The only real question is what kind of regulation is proper and desirable.
I believe in just enough that’s necessary and not too much that it drives up costs and defeats the purpose of the market.
51
posted on
03/02/2016 9:21:48 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: neverbluffer
I don't have a copay, I have an ipay. $12k family deductible means I essentially pay for all my healthcare out of pocket. The first year our company was forced to comply with Obamacare my deductible more than doubled. Oh and the maximum I am allowed to save in a tax free account is $6500.
So anyone who says Obamacare helped them have stolen from me and my children.
To: plain talk
It sounds like competition will lower costs and make more plans available.
As far as pre-existing conditions, I believe this will go to the states with the block grants. If we actually end up not letting people die in the street it sounds like people will get coverage and if they have no insurance they will still get coverage, so I don’t see coverage being denied here for pre existing conditions.
53
posted on
03/02/2016 9:23:08 PM PST
by
KC_for_Freedom
(California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
To: KittenClaws
Obviously, government doesn’t create jobs. Just the opposite. Government loses jobs. The idea is to get the government the hell out of the way. Cut taxes, cut regulations, cut government. Works everytime.
54
posted on
03/02/2016 9:23:28 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
To: Ciexyz
Theres eleven billions in savings right there
Fools gold. every politician claims that they can reduce waste, fraud and abuse. It is a glittering generality.
55
posted on
03/02/2016 9:24:28 PM PST
by
kik5150
(Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
To: KittenClaws
Please provide a link to your Teddy Boy’s health care plan.
56
posted on
03/02/2016 9:25:21 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
(I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
To: P-Marlowe
If people are healthy, insurance companies would compete to insure them.
If they aren’t, you either create a risk pool for them or have the government take care of this segment through expanded Medicaid/Medicare.
And the insurance companies would be happy with it because they aren’t forced to pay for some sick guy. They’re in business to make a profit.
57
posted on
03/02/2016 9:25:31 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: KittenClaws
what is this about importing drugs from other countries??
58
posted on
03/02/2016 9:26:04 PM PST
by
pollywog
( " O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
To: JediJones
Theres nothing in there about covering pre-existing conditions
Last week it was the most important feature of his health care plan.
Someone must have told genius that it doesn't work without the mandate.
59
posted on
03/02/2016 9:26:06 PM PST
by
kik5150
(Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Try to tell me you have never taken a BAYER ASPIRIN! BAYER is a German company and always has been.
60
posted on
03/02/2016 9:26:15 PM PST
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 381-396 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson