Posted on 10/17/2017 11:32:56 AM PDT by GIdget2004
President Trump on Tuesday appeared to signal support for a bipartisan deal to help stabilize ObamaCare.
Trump called the proposal “a short-term solution so that we don’t have this very dangerous little period” for insurance companies.
The president spoke minutes after Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced he and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) reached an agreement to aid insurers.
“They are working together and I know very much what they’re doing,” Trump said.
Their proposal would extend key ObamaCare payments to insurers for two years and offer states greater flexibility to waive the law's rules.
Trump announced last week he would cut off the payments, a move experts said would cause insurance premiums to skyrocket.
The president stressed he sees the Alexander-Murray plan as a temporary fix and said he plans to push forward with a repeal of former President Obama’s signature healthcare law.
“We either have the votes or [are] very close to having the votes and we will get the votes for having the potential to have great healthcare,” he said.
“We ultimately think block grants going to the states is the answer,” he added.
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How much graft did Lamar get for giving away to the wealthy insurance companies who got subs and yet increased the people policies cost and covered less by increasing the Co pays and deductibles.
No more money for Insurance companies. Cut the costs of drugs, malpractice ins. and lower the useless tests ordered to CYA of docs so they won’t get sued.
I’m so lost in this bait and switch stuff.....did or didn’t Trump get rid of the “penalty” people have to pay if they don’t enroll...????
He is forcing the Democrats to compromise on it and after the next election, it will be gone.
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