When Donald Trump stammered at the recent presidential debate that he had "concepts of a plan" for Americans' health care, he came across like a child who had forgotten his homework. But thanks to his campaign and his running mate JD Vance, we know now the Republican ticket really does have some "concepts." Those concepts are bringing health care into the election — and presenting a tremendous opportunity to Vice President Kamala Harris. Last Sunday, Vance raised the eyebrows of anyone familiar with health care policy when he told NBC's Kristen Welker about Trump's "deregulatory agenda." "A young American doesn't have the same health care needs as a 65-year-old American," he told Welker. "We want to make sure everybody is covered. But the best way to do that is to actually promote some more choice in our health care system and not have a 'one size fits all' approach that puts a lot of people into the same insurance pools, into the same risk pools, that actually makes it harder for people to make the right choices for their families." This is a preview of James Downie's latest article. Read the full column here. |
