The Trump administration is expected to use a federal stimulus package to pay hospitals that treat uninsured people with the new coronavirus as long as they agree not to bill the patients or issue unexpected charges, according to two people familiar with the planning.
The plan, which could be released Friday, comes as the White House faces mounting criticism for not launching a special enrollment period for people seeking coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Congressional Democrats also are pressuring the administration...
Does anyone remember who was Vice President when Obamacare was created requiring the mandatory purchase of health insurance to pay for healthcare? Why isn’t that working?
4 years ago trump promised improved health care with low premiums, increased benefits and affordable prescription medications, still waiting, if he does pay hospital bills wanna bet it goes to facilities owned by his donors?
Remind me again What is that payment plan called?
carinahaley Seeing is believing. People are getting bills as we speak.
The taxpayers are paying for it
So you mean we can have single payer after all?
Socialist
BuT tHaT's SoCiAliSm
People familiar with the matter He said it in his press conference on TV yesterday. My goodness you people are uninformed
Whoaa we can afford that alongside our military spending?
It's either socialism or it's not. What say you, GOP?
Remember Tump doesn’t pay his contractors.
Only get reimbursed if employed, corporatemedicine
I'll believe it when it happens and I see all the fine print. The White House as of late is great at announcing they're going to do things. They promise everything. But usually the announcement's enough for them and they decide no need to hassle themselves actually doing things.
so we could have been doing single payer already huh, isn't THAT weird huh? it's almost like everything that republicans and democrats said was 'pie in the sky' was actually possible the whole time and they knew it
A pilot test of how well a singler-payer system will work. 'Bout damn time. If only there were a presidential candidate who made this the central focus of his campaign.
So kind of like being the single payer? You know they might just be onto something here ...
Yessss. Insurance companies are just a fictional creation to generate money for the elite with the blessing of the govt.
'If there's no bill, we'll pay it!': Fluent realDonaldTrump!
Many other countries stepped up to make it testing for the Virus free. This is not about healthcare service. It is about national security.
Democrats are gonna start calling free coronavirus treatment 'Trumpian'. Of course they could just promise to pay and then not pay, which... would be 'Trumpian'.
With the NHS in the uk we pay 11% from our wages into it. I have a national insurance card which I was given when I turned 11 hrs old. Why cant the usa do this. You all end up paying for treatment as a collective anyway. Better for all?
RantsByDesign
“This is a good start, but is it ok to die from cancer or diabetes becuase you’re poor?”
Medicare for all, name it Trumpcare. Get it done.
So, if the uninsured ARE billed then the hospital won’t be reimbursed? Sounds like Trump.
Explain to us again why big finance in big insurance is necessary again? We can all wait. The parasites of capitalism are becoming obvious now. We can do better with hybrid economies built on market mechanisms & government funded healthcare as an essential service. neverdrumpf
as long as patients arent billed?
So, like, Medicare for All?
Seems familiar 🤔
“people familiar with the matter”—who might they be? (paywall) Are these like “people are saying”? Or is it another one of those “big guy, with a beard, never cried before in his life”? Are we talking genius Jared, or actual folks in Congress who try to get bills passed?
Hhhhhmmmmmmm ok
Coronavirus out here exposing how much mfs been exploited for years ... Love to see it.
Vague promise likely already forgotten.
They should do this with all treatments.
Great... now do other diseases too.
You freaking socialists.
Wow... Now do this for literally every disease!
Enjoy your brush with universal healthcare America!
Is this socialized or nationalized healthcare?
Insurance companies are a scam. They literally serve no purpose but to profit and to donate money back to the same corrupt politicians fighting against Medicare for All. PeopleOverProfit NotMeUs
You mean like nationalized health care that is too complicated for the government to do? Cut out the insurance companies and demand the charges be negotiated? What a novel idea!!!
Sounds like socialism
why not just do this for everyone for every illness? It would save us a lot of money, time, and lives.
So do you go into the hospital and say “don’t bill me”?
That damn socialist realDonaldTrump
Cut out the middlemen!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Wow this is amazing! Crazy!! Why haven't people thought of this?!?!?
Who knew 🤷🏻♀️
It's like the whole health insurance industry is just a leech we don't need
do diabetes next
🤦🏻♀️
B-but how are you going to pay for it? It’s not like money’s fake or anything?
Lmaaaaaoooooo I cant believe Donald Frickin Trump us outflanking the Dems on this
You want to bet that realdonaldtrump will resell these to middle men who will then sell them to NYGovCuomo & other State Gov's!
No hospital will admit you without establishing billing. Once billing is established in your name, you're on the clock. You're billed. This is a feel good, do nothing bunch of meaningless words....like the check's in the mail.
That’s socialism. America is already becoming a socialist country.
But...but, this is SOCIALISM! 😱
Just so we're clear, would a bill then be an insurmountable obstacle in managing an individual cost? coronavirus healthcare
So they're basically extending Medicaid? Too bad no one ever suggested anything like that before.
But only if hospital CEOs kiss his ring.
Sounds alot like Venezuelan anarchy if I were on the right.
Our entire system for everything really is a joke, isn’t it?
Wow, sounds almost like, well I dunno know ...... maybe like single payer 😯
Hmm i'm sure there's a name for legislation for this kinda thing that some ol' Jewish dude's been touting for a while.Begins with M & ends with All, & has been vilified by all & sundry especially in his own party & also WhoopiGoldberg of TheView.Can't quite think of wot it is..
So it is absolutely possible then.
So you're better off being uninsured now? And no bills so no trail of treatment costs? New news FOR SURE.
Nationalization of health care? LMAO! When there's a crisis socialism always has to bail the boat. Just ask a farmer! socialism
mfw medicare for all
Sounds like a MedicareForAll system might work in our country juuuuuusssstt fine. No more insurance companies. No more premiums, deductibles, copays. Everyone is included. Bernie2020 NotMeUs covid19 covid_19
So you’re telling me Donald Trump’s administration is implementing Medicare For All Single Payer BEFORE Joe Biden can even say its a good idea. LMAO
do tell.
EWWWWW........ SocialismKills UniversalHealthcare
That's Medicaire for All...
pppsttt... this is what single-payer healthcare looks like.
Everyone should say they're uninsured.
Mfa or stfu
Wait a second. . .
Neera Tanden crying in her pinot grig
Socialism in the WSJ..amazing times.
Medicare for All?!?
BernieWon
So like a single entity paying for everyone?
Sounds kinda like a death panel to me
Way to go, Corporate Democrats! You are going to get outflanked on the Left by the fascists in control of our government! So we get National Socialism instead of Democratic Socialism. This was your choice. Remember that.
So hospitals could just bill the patients? Just don’t fucking let them bill the patients.
Wait, that’s an option? That’s always been an option? Well, I’ll be damned it’s almost like insurance is a for-profit middleman that contributes nothing vital to the system... MedicareForAll
Why not cancer too?
we all know how reliably the Donald pays his bills and keeps his promises...🙄 - Just ask the many cities that hosted his rallies if they have been reimbursed for extra security
How are they going to pay for it?
So...single payer? I approve.
See. It's not so hard.
So, you’re saying there will be a single payer? Fascinating
bUt HoW aRe We GoNnA pAy FoR iT?
Welcome to nationalized healthcare America.
oh no socialism
'As long as they aren't billed'? What does that even mean?
Trump want inflate market , us500 down jons , with Bad data in NFp .
Spring started 2 weeks ago, but it feels like Fall - our young, out old, our heros, and our national dignity are all falling like tree leaves! We are heading towards winter, who will protect thee country and our people? Suddenly, it feels chilly!
WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE ACCORD? NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW HAS BEEN AROUND SO LONG IN THE UNITED STATES UNTIL A TIME AS THIS HAD TO COME WHEN THE MINDS OF ONE NATION WOULD BE SO SCREWED UP BETWEEN WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG IT WOULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS TO DEATH.
21 century !!!!!! uninsured?!
Like that will really happen. It just another lie to food spoon his base who retweet them.
Really then put it in writing. NO ONE SHOULD TRUST THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE.
I'm sure the hospitals can count on prompt payment, just like the states still waiting to be reimbursed for Trump rallies, just like all the contractors that never got paid by Trump before he was POTUS.
So, like nationalizing healthcare payments?
Why buy health insurance when the government will pick up the bill in a crisis Why pay into an unemployment insurance pool, when government will open the flood gates Same with flood insurance: Pay high premiums, or wait for a crisis, and Congress authorizes massive payments
So I guess this is the unofficial unveiling of the Admin's new health plan
I applaud this move, but my question is whether or not this will be extended to other medical issues matters as well. What about those who have lost insurance because they were laid off? (I can't get past the paywall so maybe this is addressed).
Americans appreciate all efforts in part of the Trump administration to Save lives! Finishing with thevCOVID 19 virus crisis, working in bipartisan terms as it's necessary to defeat, the crisis.
So this means that hospitals can bill patients by “mistake” and expect full reimbursement. This creating generational debt for some families?
In Most other countries all over the world, the coronavirus treatment is free, the White House is tootootoo late
Hahahaha. Because the Trump administration always tells the truth. Hahahahahaha.
MayorOfLA CAgovernor GavinNewsom CA_EDD has failed Californians again. A press release paying lip service about new EDD hires does nothing. 1000000s cannot access their unemployment accounts and leadership is nowhere to be found, no answers for the public in this crisis.
Isn’t this what Obamacare was trying to do or am I wrong? Just a Q.
Please clarify, 'as long as patients aren't billed'.
这是共产主义！！！！
Well that's a loophole the size of Saturn
Wait, we do have money for nationalized healthcare? When did we elect Bernie?
Thank you Mr President.
Sooo a single payer kinda thing. Huh.
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