Trump is trying to position himself on the side of aggrieved health care consumers as surveys show broad concern about unexpected bills — and a belief the government should do something about them.
By Amy Goldstein Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues Email Bio Follow May 9 at 12:23 PM President Trump on Thursday called on Congress to pass legislation that would help protect American patients from unexpectedly large medical bills after they go to the hospital.
For a president warring with House Democrats on oversight investigations and multiple policies, his tone was uncommonly collaborative and bipartisan. “My administration is eager to work with both parties” to tame medical bills, Trump said. “People are getting hammered right now,” he said, urging Congress to adopt “one honest and fair transparent bill and stop the erosion of the public trust we are seeing.
That meant that surprise bills ranked just slightly behind lowering prescription drug costs and preserving insurance protections for people with preexisting medical conditions among health-care issues that respondents wanted Congress to deal with. At the time, the White House said the president wanted to work with Congress, and the goal was to “prevent surprise billing and empower consumers.”
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