President Donald Trump has said he would likely sign an executive order to allow Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines. The statement comes after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pulled a vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare because it lacked the votes to pass.
“I’ll probably be signing a very major executive order where people can go out across state lines, do a lot of things and buy their own healthcare, and that will probably be signed next week,” Trump said Wednesday. “It’s being finished now. It’s gonna cover a lot of territory and a lot of people – millions of people.”
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Trump also said he would work with Democrats to improve the healthcare system, according to a Politico report.
“What we’re going to do is we will do the block grant, we will do the healthcare, we will get a longer process going for the couple of people that did want to see more process, even though they’re a ‘yes’ vote,” he said. “But very importantly, I am also during this period of a couple of months, I’m also going to meet with Democrats, and I will see if I can get a healthcare plan that’s even better.”
Allowing consumers to shop for health insurance across state lines would expand consumer options and possibly lower prices, according to a
New York Post report.
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