Trump health care plan doesn't help people facing skyrocketing ACA premiums
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Key Points:
- President Trump unveiled a "Great Healthcare Plan" outlining a broad framework for new health care legislation focusing on drug price reforms, health insurance reforms, price transparency, and fraud protections, but it does not address premium hikes for those buying insurance on HealthCare.gov.
- The plan is narrower in scope than the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and does not include enhanced subsidies, signaling a lack of compromise with Democrats on this issue.
- Bipartisan Senate talks continue on extending ACA enhanced subsidies, with some Republican leaders like Sen. Bernie Moreno expressing optimism, while others note obstacles due to Democratic opposition.
- The House passed a bill to extend enhanced subsidies for three years, but it faces significant challenges in the Senate despite support from Senate Minority Leader Chuck
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