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It's ok, it turns out Trump wants to give healthcare to everyone and with lower deductibles too! 
President-elect Donald Trump says he’s putting the finishing touches on his plan to replace Obamacare.
It sounds absolutely terrific, like the best health plan ever!
It also sounds wildly out of step with what Republicans in Congress, or even some of Trump’s own advisers, have said they would like to do.
Trump’s comments, which he made in an interview with The Washington Post that appeared Sunday, could mean he’s gone rogue and decided that, at least on health care policy, he has more in common with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) than House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
Or they could mean that, in reaction to public anxiety and recent protests over the possibility of more than 20 million people losing insurance, Trump is already misleading people about what he and his Republicans are planning to do.
Or Trump’s statements could mean that he has no idea what he’s talking about.
Speaking to the Post’s Robert Costa, Trump said his new health care plan would mean “insurance for everybody” with “much lower deductibles.”
Also, Trump said, he will call for the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies directly, forcing them to lower their prices.
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They’re politically protected but not anymore,” Trump said of the drug industry.
Trump didn’t offer more details about what he has in mind, or give a precise date for when his plan would be ready for the public to see. But, he said, “It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to be doing it soon.”
It sounds absolutely terrific, like the best health plan ever!
It also sounds wildly out of step with what Republicans in Congress, or even some of Trump’s own advisers, have said they would like to do.
Trump’s comments, which he made in an interview with The Washington Post that appeared Sunday, could mean he’s gone rogue and decided that, at least on health care policy, he has more in common with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) than House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
Or they could mean that, in reaction to public anxiety and recent protests over the possibility of more than 20 million people losing insurance, Trump is already misleading people about what he and his Republicans are planning to do.
Or Trump’s statements could mean that he has no idea what he’s talking about.
Speaking to the Post’s Robert Costa, Trump said his new health care plan would mean “insurance for everybody” with “much lower deductibles.”
Also, Trump said, he will call for the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies directly, forcing them to lower their prices.
“
They’re politically protected but not anymore,” Trump said of the drug industry.
Trump didn’t offer more details about what he has in mind, or give a precise date for when his plan would be ready for the public to see. But, he said, “It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to be doing it soon.”
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