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Ocelot II

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3. It will be a concept of a plan.

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 10:52 AM

Nov 18

And it will involve "sending money back to people" so they can pay the insurance companies instead of the government paying the insurance companies. And since it won't be regulated the people can pay the insurance companies even more, and for worse coverage - just like the bad old days before the ACA.

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OF COURSE. He'll have a healthcare program in two weeks spanone Nov 18 #1

Perhaps 200 years. efhmc Nov 18 #2

I doubt it. spanone Nov 18 #4

It will be a concept of a plan. Ocelot II Nov 18 #3

It'll be something that doesn't have the name "Obama" attached to it. Liberal In Texas Nov 18 #12

Translation; gab13by13 Nov 18 #5

Rename it trump care. He'll support it. BOSSHOG Nov 18 #6

Redeem your Trump bucks at your local pharmacy newdeal2 Nov 18 #10

It's already been named "GOPeeDon'tCare." n/t lastlib Nov 18 #15

Actually, I'm fine with sending money to people to buy an ACA policy. My guess is that it wouldn't actually go Silent Type Nov 18 #7

Isn't that exactly what we have now? subterranean Nov 18 #17

Yep leftstreet Nov 18 #18

That's what I'm saying. He's not proposing anything new. I'm just glad he's mentioning spending money on this Silent Type Nov 18 #19

His idea is possibly the worst concept of a plan. FloridaBlues Nov 18 #8

Behind this will be a plan to give "tax deductions" Klarkashton Nov 18 #9

That's pretty much what HSAs are, so nothing new. Ocelot II Nov 18 #13

My late brother's last hospital bill.... lastlib Nov 18 #16

The traitor loves to kill Americans. dalton99a Nov 18 #11

Republicans! Save yourselves! no_hypocrisy Nov 18 #14