US EditionTrump calls for giving federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’ as shutdown talks drag on
Trump urged Senate Republicans to redirect hundreds of billions of dollars from health insurers to individuals for buying healthcare during the government shutdown, aiming to replace Obamacare.
- President Donald Trump on Saturday urged redirecting ACA funds from insurers to individuals in a November 8, 2025 Truth Social post amid the U.S. government shutdown.
- Facing a partisan impasse, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown leaves Republicans and Democrats divided over whether to reopen government first or include expiring healthcare subsidies, stalling the U.S. Senate.
- In his Truth Social post, Trump wrote he recommends Senate Republicans redirect funds now sent to insurance companies directly to people to buy better healthcare, but offered no implementation details.
- Framed as a compromise, Trump aimed to find common ground within the Republican Party while urging Senate Republicans to act on healthcare reform, but left legal and legislative questions unanswered.
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Trump calls for giving healthcare money 'directly to the people' as shutdown talks drag on
President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Republican senators to redirect federal money used to subsidize health insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act toward direct payments to individuals, floating a potential compromise to an issue at the heart of the U.S. government shutdown.
US-Americans have been able to get affordable health insurances since 2010 thanks to Obamacare. Should high treatment costs arise, the government subsidizes them. Donald Trump, however, is too expensive, he wants to hire them in full.
Trump proposes radical healthcare shake-up that would bypass ‘BIG, BAD insurance companies’ and hand cash directly to millions of Americans
Trump proposes radical healthcare shake-up that would bypass ‘BIG, BAD insurance companies’ and hand cash directly to millions of Americans | 8 Nov 2025 | President Donald Trump has proposed a radical new healthcare plan that would hand money directly to Americans instead of to insurers. The president said he was recommending the proposals for Senate Republicans to consider as the longest government shutdown in history entered day 39 on Saturday…
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