By Amy Goldstein Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues Email Bio Follow May 9 at 12:23 PM President Trump on Thursday called on Congress to pass legislation that would help protect American patients from unexpectedly large medical bills after they go to the hospital.
For a president warring with House Democrats on oversight investigations and multiple policies, his tone was uncommonly collaborative and bipartisan. “My administration is eager to work with both parties” to tame medical bills, Trump said. “People are getting hammered right now,” he said, urging Congress to adopt “one honest and fair transparent bill and stop the erosion of the public trust we are seeing.
That meant that surprise bills ranked just slightly behind lowering prescription drug costs and preserving insurance protections for people with preexisting medical conditions among health-care issues that respondents wanted Congress to deal with. At the time, the White House said the president wanted to work with Congress, and the goal was to “prevent surprise billing and empower consumers.”
mojezeh7gharn Can we have universal healthcare without having to pay out the ass thru insurance...ANYONE could be able to afford it no matter or sort of like Canada? realDonaldTrump
Well duh! Just learning this, Trump?
great, do more of this
Eugene_Scott Medicare for all would be an easier fix
Okay, he figures he's done his part so he can claim success on 'healthcare reform' as he trundles his way through his forever election campaigns.
How about medical billing generally?
Great, what happens when one of those hospitals is in Georgia and the surprise medical bills turn into a surprise criminal investigation for daring to control her own body
Good, were are the support from dems
That would be good. Healthcare for all with no insurance companies would be better.
The “surprise” is going to be when the GOP terminates the Affordable Care Act (that the Republicans love to call Obamacare) and doesn’t replace it with anything. Then people will be surprised that they have no medical coverage at all.
Good Lord, he doesn’t even understand the problem. Surprise bills come from, mostly doctors and providers, who are “out of network”. It’s not hospitals you fool. We are so screwed.
Not. Good. Enough. 👉universal healthcare 👉cut drug prices
I’m sure he has a completely well-informed rational plan. Hahahahahaha
He is such a jack ass!! If we had the same level of coverage straight across-the-board so many issues could be solved. Americans should never have to worry about quality healthcare or astronomical bills. Politicians know this is possible if they put people before themselves.
How will this lower cost
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