Trump Promised Cheaper Insurance For Everyone. Price Says That's 'The Goal'
By MATT SHUHAM Published MARCH 8, 2017, 9:47 AM EDT
The secretary of Health and Human Services dodged questions on insurance affordability under House Republicans’ proposed replacement for Obamacare on Wednesday.
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Price, during an appearance on “Good Morning America," whether the American Health Care Act would live up to President Donald Trump’s promise in January that the eventual health care proposal would result in “insurance for everybody … Much less expensive and much better.”
“Can you guarantee that promise will be kept?” Stephanopoulos asked. “Insurance for everybody, at a lower cost?”
“I think that’s certainly the goal,” Price said, “and it’s important for people to realize, as I’m sure that you do, that the current system is not satisfactory for many individuals.” He added later: “What we want to do is fix the system and make certain we put it in the hands of patients and families and doctors."
Stephanopoulos said that calling it a "goal" was different than Trump's "guarantee," and asked specifically about the case of Martha Brawley, who the New York Times reported was part of a large group that would receive less government assistance to purchase health care under the Republicans’ proposal.
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