Donald Trump’s Fight to Keep His Promise

While on the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to “Build A Wall” and prosecute Hillary Clinton. He also promised he would Repeal and Replace Obamacare” with “ Something Terrific .” After twenty months being president, that hasn’t happened yet.

It would be unfair to blame the failure to repeal Obamacare on President Trump. President Trump has been determined in keeping his promise. However, many members in his own party failed him by refusing to do what got them elected. They were elected on the promise to get rid of Obamacare.

Republicans want to prevent people getting sick in the first place…

Many from the Never Trump faction who still harbor resentment from Trump’s scorched earth campaign would rather see this president fail than our nation succeed. No one will ever forget John McCain’s last despicable act to stick it to President Trump and America. He gave a thumbs down to ensure that Obamacare won’t be repealed by this Congress anytime soon.

Using the Power of the Presidency Against a Useless Congress

Trump decided to bypass a useless, corrupt Congress by using executive action to give Americans more fabulous healthcare. Despite the looney Left and recalcitrant Never Trumpers, President Trump has set in motion new regulations to promote “Health care choice and competition across the United States.” These New rules will provide an estimated 800,000 businesses a better way to offer coverage. It also provides millions of workers a better way to obtain coverage through the expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs).

HRAs are employer-funded arrangements employees use to pay for medical expenses. Under Obamacare, employers and employees were prohibited from using HRAs to pay for individual coverage. This impeded employer flexibility to shop around for better coverage and limited employee choice. Under President Trump’s new rule employers and workers will have more latitude, flexibility, and choice.

Chopping Away at Obamacare

Starting on January 1, 2020, employers will be able to offer their workers HRAs to buy individual market coverage for themselves and their families. These new guidelines will reduce Obama-era restrictions on short-term health plans that don’t meet standards under Obamacare. These new regulations will allow small business to co-opt with other employers and buy lightly regulated coverage, called association health plans.

The rule published this week gives employers, particularly small businesses, more flexibility to steer tax-exempt dollars to employees for health care. While this not in any way “Repeal Obamacare” with “Something Fabulous, ” these new rules allow individuals that rely on their health insurance when they get sick to spread the cost around more effectively.

Hopefully, these new guidelines will give healthier people the flexibility to buy only coverage that they need, rather than be forced to buy expansive coverage regardless if they need it at the present moment. While these new rules do attempt to loosen some provisions under Obamacare that were untenable and inflexible, the only way to truly overhaul the healthcare system is through Congress.

Bumper Sticker Slogans v. Real Solutions

One of the reasons Trump was elected was because Barack Obama tried to end-run Congress by using Executive Orders. It would be preferable if both parties put aside their disagreements and find solutions to Healthcare that doesn’t break the bank and gives affordable healthcare to all Americans.

Republicans get irritated by liberals who accuse them of not caring about the sick. The truth is liberals want bumper sticker slogans such as Medicaid for All. That means inadequate healthcare for everyone, however. Republicans want to prevent people getting sick in the first place and make healthcare less burdensome or complicated.

These new rules will overhaul Obamacare, which has been a disaster for business owners. These new measures are a small step toward a freer and more competitive health-insurance system. Citizens, not employers or Washington, decide for everyday Americans what is good for them. Some Conservatives will rail this is an Obamacare expansion. We must understand, however, that small incremental steps are better than being morally right. Attempting to do nothing because you didn’t receive the perfect solution doesn’t help.