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Health Savings Accounts: Trump's New Plan for Healthcare
USAWednesday, January 21, 2026
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Key Points
- Health Savings Accounts: Direct money for healthcare, aiming to give individuals more choice.
- Lower Drug Prices: Proposal includes measures to reduce drug costs and increase transparency in insurance pricing.
- Criticism from Democrats: Concerns that health savings accounts won't replace Obamacare tax credits.
- Lack of Details: The plan is seen as a framework rather than a fully developed alternative to the ACA.
Details of the Plan
- Restoring Payments: Helps insurers reduce out-of-pocket costs for low-income customers on mid-level plans.
- Drug Pricing: Ties U.S. drug prices to lower prices paid in other countries.
- New Website: TrumpRx.gov for selling medications directly to consumers (no drugs listed as of Tuesday).
Political Landscape
- Bipartisan Efforts: Some lawmakers are working on a compromise to extend Obamacare subsidies.
- Republican Support: Sen. Bill Cassidy says his committee will act on the president's affordability agenda.
- Criticism: Past similar proposals have been criticized for benefiting higher-income individuals more.
Uncertainties
- Funding and Eligibility: Unclear how much money people will receive or who will qualify.
- Coverage: The White House did not directly answer if the proposal would fully cover health costs.
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