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Patrick
2026 Jan 15, 6:56pm
Patrick
2026 Jan 15, 6:56pm
I just read his plan myself, and didn't find it all that compelling:
https://mailchi.mp/mail.whitehouse.gov/the-great-healthcare-plan
I like the price transparency part, but that alone is not going to keep prices down.
What would work is making it easy for people to shop around for the price/quality combo that they find best.
And that would require giving exact cost statements to patients in advance of treatment, taking insurance into account.
And those statements must be INSTANTLY issued, without taking weeks or being subject to evasive maneuvers.
Make every provider instantly issue clear statements of exact to the penny total cost to the patient for any treatment, and hold them to it. Then people can shop and the market can work its magic.
https://mailchi.mp/mail.whitehouse.gov/the-great-healthcare-plan
CALLING ON CONGRESS TO LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS
Today, President Donald J. Trump is calling on Congress to enact
the Great Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive plan to lower drug
prices, lower insurance premiums, hold big insurance companies
accountable, and maximize price transparency.
LOWERING DRUG PRICES
Codifying the Most-Favored-Nation deals to get
Americans the same low prices for prescription drugs
that people in other countries pay.
Makes more verified safe pharmaceutical drugs
available for over-the-counter purchase lowering
healthcare costs and increasing consumer choice.
LOWERING INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Stops sending big insurance companies billions in
extra taxpayer-funded subsidy payments and instead
send that money directly to eligible Americans.
Saves taxpayers at least $36 billion and reduce the
most common Obamacare plan premiums by over
10% according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Ends the kickbacks paid by pharmacy benefit
managers (PBMs) to the large brokerage middlemen.
HOLDING BIG INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE
Creates the "Plain English Insurance" Standard by
requiring health insurance companies to publish rate
and coverage in plain English-not industry jargon.
Requires health insurance companies to publish the
percentage of their revenues that are paid out to
claims versus overhead costs and profits.
Require health insurance companies to publish the
percentage of insurance claims they reject and
average wait times for routine care.
MAXIMIZE PRICE TRANSPARENCY
Requires any healthcare provider or insurer who
accepts Medicare or Medicaid to prominently post
their pricing and fees in their place of business.
I like the price transparency part, but that alone is not going to keep prices down.
What would work is making it easy for people to shop around for the price/quality combo that they find best.
And that would require giving exact cost statements to patients in advance of treatment, taking insurance into account.
And those statements must be INSTANTLY issued, without taking weeks or being subject to evasive maneuvers.
Make every provider instantly issue clear statements of exact to the penny total cost to the patient for any treatment, and hold them to it. Then people can shop and the market can work its magic.
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GreaterNYCDude
2026 Jan 15, 7:02pm
I agree with some of the policy, but not the person. It would be nice to return to decorum. I'm in "wait and see" mode on this Donroe Doctorine.
Listening to him has always been a stream of consciousness. Having the leader of the free world seemingly blurt out whatever is on his mind and communicate by tweets (or whatever you call his social media posts) still takes some getting used to.
But it's been almost a decade if nothing but Trump, 24/7/365. From the moment he rode down that escalator (before then really, as he was on NY radio toying with the idea ahead of his announcement) to today it's been a wild ride.
Listening to him has always been a stream of consciousness. Having the leader of the free world seemingly blurt out whatever is on his mind and communicate by tweets (or whatever you call his social media posts) still takes some getting used to.
But it's been almost a decade if nothing but Trump, 24/7/365. From the moment he rode down that escalator (before then really, as he was on NY radio toying with the idea ahead of his announcement) to today it's been a wild ride.
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Ceffer
2026 Jan 15, 7:07pm
Ceffer
2026 Jan 15, 7:07pm
I'd vote for him forever. The alternatives are too dire to contemplate.
Part of the driving the wedge into MAGA by the hysterical thrashing Euro powers is the attempt to make Trump look crazy (again) or to make it a personality contest. They have tried to characterize him as crazy every couple of months since 2015. As we see, some of the biggest traitors and most damaging personalities have the smoothie lying act down pat as they are trained. Trump is unfiltered, which I prefer.
If he resolves the election fraud, gets rid of the Fed, and returns money to real asset based rather than scrip, he will rank as the best of all the Presidents since the first.
Part of the driving the wedge into MAGA by the hysterical thrashing Euro powers is the attempt to make Trump look crazy (again) or to make it a personality contest. They have tried to characterize him as crazy every couple of months since 2015. As we see, some of the biggest traitors and most damaging personalities have the smoothie lying act down pat as they are trained. Trump is unfiltered, which I prefer.
If he resolves the election fraud, gets rid of the Fed, and returns money to real asset based rather than scrip, he will rank as the best of all the Presidents since the first.
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Patrick
2026 Jan 15, 7:20pm
Patrick
2026 Jan 15, 7:20pm
GreaterNYCDude says
I see that as his best feature, something to treasure.
Most politicians feel robotic, run by remote control by powers we never see.
With Trump I feel he's (mostly) not under the control of anyone else, with two glaring exceptions:
1. Someone told him to never mention the millions of deaths from the mRNA jabs. Maybe the DoD, or Pfizer.
2. Someone told him he better not actually expose all of what Epstein was doing. Maybe Israel, or the NSA.
Having the leader of the free world seemingly blurt out whatever is on his mind and communicate by tweets (or whatever you call his social media posts) still takes some getting used to.
I see that as his best feature, something to treasure.
Most politicians feel robotic, run by remote control by powers we never see.
With Trump I feel he's (mostly) not under the control of anyone else, with two glaring exceptions:
1. Someone told him to never mention the millions of deaths from the mRNA jabs. Maybe the DoD, or Pfizer.
2. Someone told him he better not actually expose all of what Epstein was doing. Maybe Israel, or the NSA.
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clambo
2026 Jan 15, 8:41pm
Others turned him into a gorilla; they spied on him, impeached him, stole an election from him, unjustly prosecuted him, shot him.
He doesn't give a fuck anymore.
I love what he's doing however.
He doesn't give a fuck anymore.
I love what he's doing however.
It's not that I disagree that this is the right way to go; (or at least a better version of whatever the hell we have right now) and not that I don't love the last year compared to the four years of shit show before it ...
It's just, ... my god. What a blowhard. I couldn't be in the same room with this pompous ass for more than 3 minutes.
He is just ... exhausting. I would never allow this person in my personal space. He is toxic.
He is on my last nerve just like Biden was.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all for the policies (I just wish they were enacted by congress and not by executive order).
But ... I would not vote for him a third time. I will vote for Vance, as he seems to be a saner version of this... whatever this is.
It's like Trump is losing the thread of reality and he has surrounded himself with sycophants.
This is a bit of a rant. Am I alone on Patnet?