In a speech setting his 2020 health care agenda, Trump promised to defend a private insurance system that Dems have sought to constrain in favor of government-run coverage
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order expanding private Medicare Advantage plans, contrasting his health care vision with Democrats' calls for a greater government role in health care.an expansive Florida retirement community that leans heavily Republican, set out key themes of his reelection pitch, promising to defend a private insurance system that Democrats have sought to constrain and even eliminate in favor of government-run coverage.
Trump gave his speech at The Villages retirement community outside Orlando, alongside allies in the key swing state. They included Florida's first-year Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose plan to import cheaper prescription medicines from Canada and other countriesTrump's strategists argue the efforts are meant to reclaim the party's advantage on health care, a top issue for swing voters — and one that Democrats owned in the 2018 midterms.
Federal health officials said Thursday's executive order is aimed at beefing up Medicare and its rapidly growing offshoot run by private plans, Medicare Advantage. The order calls for bolstering telehealth services — which would reduce the need for visits at the doctor's office for a frail population — and supplemental benefits Medicare Advantage plans can offer.
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