Then-Candidate Donald Trump promised “better health care for less money,” and said his administration would negotiate deals for the American people. But with Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare stagnating, that seems elusive.
Yet there are winning policy strategies that can fulfill these promises. Here are four policies that won’t add to the deficit and could even attract some bipartisan support.
Get more sensible payment terms from providers. Pioneered by the Bush Administration and continued through Obama’s tenure was a push for Medicare to pay higher rates to hospitals when the care is better.
