Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

POLITICS AUGUST 3, 2019 / 3:11 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ

Katanga Johnson
2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering unveiling, as early as September, his healthcare plan as part of his presidential re-election campaign strategy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

The plan would lay out an alternative to former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which has been challenged by Republicans in court, and could include coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and a variety of insurance options, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources.

Trump has not signed off on the tentative plan, the newspaper said, describing ongoing debate about the plan and the timing for the roll-out. Polling shows that healthcare is a top concern for voters leading up to the election.

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On Tuesday, Trump is slated to give a speech at The Villages in Florida - a large retirement community - where he will address his administration’s efforts to secure and improve Medicare.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-healthcare/trump-administration-considers-september-unveiling-of-healthcare-plan-wsj-idUSKCN1UT0J1

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Related: White House Weighs September Rollout of Health Plan (Wall Street Journal)

[Meadowoak]

1. Let me guess, the Trump healthcare plan; Don't get sick, and if you do get sick,

Die quickly!

[brush]

2. So the repugs have had 9 years since the ACA came out to come up with a plan...

and now they say they'll have one in a month.

Yeah, right.

I'll believe that when I see it.

[WePurrsevere]

3. So will it be "hurry up and die" or steal Obama's ACA, reword/repackage it and call it his? nt

[uponit7771]

7. Nope some form of public option Donald Trump is maniacal he's not a complete moron

[tanyev]

4. Ooh, will it be tax-free medical savings accounts?

Teenagers, start saving money now for your inevitable cancer treatments or open heart surgeries! Diabetes for the trifecta!

[zackymilly]

5. They are going to hire Bernie to drive people to the border to get their scripts. n/t

[uponit7771]

6. It will be some form of public option

[Hekate]

8. He's not unveiling anything in Sept. He'll announce a new date, then when that date rolls around...

...he'll announce another new date or figure that people have forgotten about it.

Absolute worst case scenario for all of us is that our October 2020 Surprise is a 100% wish-fulfillment pie-in-the-sky bogus health care "plan" that no one in the GOP Senate really intends to bring to a vote, and would be an absolute disaster if actually enacted. He will then be able to point to it as a total success -- or what would be a total success if only those lousy Dems in Congress would let him -- and all we need to do is give him a second term in office.

My own cynicism is getting me down -- but just look at his pattern of behavior.