Trump reverses course, rejects Alexander-Murray deal on health care subsidies

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump reverses course, rejects Alexander-Murray deal on health care subsidies
USA Today, Oct 18, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Trump reversed course Wednesday and threw cold water on a new bipartisan congressional health care plan designed to maintain subsidies for health insurance exchanges, thereby temporarily propping up the Affordable Care Act.

A day after signaling support for the plan developed by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., Trump tweeted Wednesday that the deal might benefit insurance companies too much.

 

Donald J. Trump   ✔  ‎@realDonaldTrump 

I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co's who have made a fortune w/ O'Care.

9:41 AM - Oct 18, 2017  9,838 Replies  8,196 Retweets  35,527 likes 

Alexander, in a series of tweets Wednesday, indicated the deal may still have a chance. After getting a phone call from Trump, he wrote that he agrees the subsidies should benefit consumers and not insurers.


More: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/18/trump-reverses-course-rejects-alexander-murray-deal-health-care-subsidies/775389001/

[RoosGirl]

This is nice to hear.

As for this...

he agrees the subsidies should benefit consumers and not insurers.

How can subsidies benefit consumers and not also insurers?

[Right_in_Virginia]

This is nice to hear.

As for this...
How can subsidies benefit consumers and not also insurers?

Don't be so obviously obtuse.   

[RoosGirl]

Don't be so obviously obtuse.   

Have I offended you again so easily?