- White House Press Secretary Kelly McKinney on Wednesday dismissed questions from CNN reporters about what administration officials are working on a long-delayed healthcare plan.
- “I’m not going to give you a readout about what our healthcare plan looks like and who’s working on it.” McKennie told reporters. “If you want to know, work here at the White House.”
- President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday night that “everyone is ready” to announce his healthcare plan, but it is not clear when that will happen. US elections are 48 days away.
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White House Press Secretary Kelly McKinney on Wednesday declined to say which administrative officials were working on the healthcare plan that President Donald Trump has long promised to unveil and recently said “all is ready.”
During a White House press briefing, CNN’s Caitlin Collins noted that three top health officials from the Trump administration testified before a Senate committee that they were unaware of Trump’s Obamacare replacement plan.
“On Capitol Hill today, three of the administration’s top medical experts said they have no idea what kind of plan is being devised.” “So who is it that is working on the healthcare plan to be introduced before the election?”
McNee responded that White House officials and “multiple stakeholders,” including the Domestic Policy Council, were working on a “comprehensive array” of plans.
Rejecting Collins’ follow-up questions, the press secretary told reporters that he should come to work at the White House if he wanted to know specifically who was involved in trying to change the Affordable Care Act.
“I’m not going to give you a readout about what our healthcare plan looks like and who’s working on it.” “If you want to know, work here at the White House.”
Describing the Republican plan as “the president’s vision for the next five years,” McKenney made a vague list of its prohibitions.
“Overall, it’s going to be a very broad strategy, one where we’re saving healthcare while Democrats are trying to take away healthcare, where we’re making healthcare better and cheaper, guaranteeing protection for people with preexisting conditions, surprisingly. Medical should be discontinued. “Billing, increasing transparency, defending your doctor and your right to plan, fighting lobbyists and special interests, and getting healthy – and finding a cure for diseases,” she said.
The president has falsely claimed dozens of times that he has protected Americans from predictable conditions. In reality, his administration will wage a court battle to overthrow Obamacare, which protects Americans; Reversing the law would deprive millions of people of health care.
The Republican Party failed to repeal and replace Obamacare – despite promises to do so for years – when it controlled both the Senate and the House in 2017 and 2018.
During town hall Tuesday night, the president falsely claimed that his administration was not trying to oust Obamacare, and Democrats planned to get rid of the protection for people with pre-existing conditions.
Trump told one voter he had his healthcare plan “all ready” and added that “it’s a better plan for you.”
“We’re not going to hurt anything by doing it with predetermined conditions,” Trump said.
In mid-July, the president promised he would unveil and sign a “complete and comprehensive healthcare plan” in two weeks. The White House has promised that the plan will be announced before the November 3 election.
Hill The Hill (5th) September 16, 2020
