Days before taking oath as President of the United States, Donald Trump Sunday said his administration will ensure healthcare for everybody under a plan that is in the final stages of completion, and would replace the Obamacare that came into force under Affordable Care Act.
He also told The Washington Post in an interview that his administration would force pharmaceutical companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid.
The president elect said he is ready to unveil it alongside Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Post reported.
“It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to be doing it soon,” Trump told the Post.
According to the newspaper, Trump is waiting for his nominee for secretary of health and human services, Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), to be confirmed.
“We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” Trump said.
“There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. That’s not going to happen with us.”
Trump said people covered under the law “can expect to have great health care. It will be in a much simplified form. Much less expensive and much better.”
