Expanding public health coverage to more people costs a lot of money, which doesn't exactly jibe with their tax-cutting agenda. And it's no wonder, given that a record-high share of the population receives government-provided health insurance. In a way, stronger public support for single payer is the logical conclusion of recent health-insurance trends. Despite the rise of the tea party and unified Republican control of government, one decidedly anti-free-market idea appears ascendant: single-payer health care. Even Democrats don't have the stomach for the battle required to replace our jury-rigged, mostly employer-sponsored insurance system with single payer.
At his news conference Thursday, President Trump expressed the hope that Congress would vote on a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, saying he wanted votes on "both" health care and on a spending bill that would fund government operations and prevent a shutdown. The expectation is if it goes well there will be a vote next week, according to a source close to the proceedings. Republican leadership is skeptical that a vote could take place next week, much less on Wednesday. States would have the option to get a waiver from some of the federal standards if they attest that they're trying to reduce health care costs or increase the number of people who are covered. He called it a "great bill," said it was "evolving," and he disputed the fact that the bill had failed last month.
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