WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump praised the House Republicans’ proposal for replacing the Affordable Care Act as “wonderful,” though he noted that he considered it the first phase of his planned health care overhaul and the beginning of a “negotiation.”
It’s not clear exactly how the White House would like to change the bill. Trump has never put forward a detailed health care proposal. Still, he has made plenty of promises on how he will improve the health care system.
As a candidate, Trump pledged to overhaul former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, rein in costs and help struggling Americans deal with skyrocketing premiums. But even with Republican majorities in both chambers, the issue has created divisions among GOP lawmakers and passage is not assured. Republican groups such as the Club for Growth and the Heritage Foundation criticized the bill, likening it to a modified version of Obamacare.
Here’s a look at the Republican health care proposal and how it stacks up against Trump’s campaign pledges:
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