Why Trump Can’t Fix Health Care according to : Reason

Bill Clinton tried to fix America's health care problems and was shot down by Congress. It could be that our health care problems don't get solved because of partisanship, incompetence, corruption or dishonesty among our elected officials. One factor is that when it comes to their health care, Americans nurse a deep distrust of change. It didn't reduce total health care expenses for most people. Republicans who voted repeatedly to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something far better have found it fiendishly hard to agree on how.




— Tom AshbrookGuestsMary Agnes Carey, partnerships editor and senior correspondent covering health care reform for Kaiser Health News. President Donald Trump, flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, meets with members of the media regarding the health care overhaul bill. After months of promising so much winning people would tire of winning, President Donald Trump straight up lost last week on one of the biggest promises of his campaign. The aftermath of the health care battle in Washington. This hour On Point, what now for healthcare and Trump?

Trump Won The Health Care Battle

In the case of health care, Trump accomplished many goals at once:He can claim he tried to do something. After frequent "repeal and replace" campaign promises, ignoring health care in his first 100 days would have betrayed a slogan that drew constant cheers. Trump chose the health care fight to rally his supporters while demeaning and diminishing enemies like Obama. Not only won't his name be on the health care system, but he can respond to complaints with "You're right. Most importantly, he doesn't own the American health care system.


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