Trump Unveils Healthcare Overhaul Centered on Direct Consumer Subsidies and Lower Drug Prices

President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled what he described as his “Great Healthcare Plan,” outlining a renewed push to reshape how federal healthcare subsidies are distributed by shifting them away from insurance companies and directing them instead to American patients. The proposal was introduced in a video posted to social media and accompanied by a White House fact sheet. According to the administration, the plan is designed to lower prescription drug costs, reduce insurance premiums, increase price transparency, and hold insurance companies more accountable, while giving consumers greater control over how healthcare dollars are spent. Central to the initiative is the replacement of government subsidies paid to insurers with direct payments to individuals, a change the White House says would empower patients by bypassing large corporations and special interests. The fact sheet released by the White House describes the plan as an effort to make healthcare more affordable for al...