Seeking to show Americans that he’s concerned about affordability, President Donald Trump on Thursday released his long-awaited plan to tackle the high cost of health care.
Light on details, the proposal is largely a broad framework of the president’s health care priorities, including reducing drug prices, lowering health insurance premiums and increasing price transparency. It punts the hard work of coming up with specific legislation to Congress, though the White House said it will work with lawmakers.
What the plan does not recommend is extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium subsidies, which expired at the end of last year and sent premiums soaring for more than 20 million Americans for 2026. The Senate is currently wrestling with whether to renew the subsidies.
It also does not make changes to Medicare or Medicaid,
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