Trump Is Making Healthcare A Winning “80/20” Political Issue For GOP

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President Trump has pledged to provide Americans with a vastly reformed healthcare system that’s affordable, innovative and elevates patient care above anywhere else in the world. Despite the political shell games being played by liberal Democrats, the media and even some Republicans, much of President Trump’s policy agenda has broad public support and is largely on track to succeed if enacted.

For example, recent polling from McLaughlin & Associates shows well over 85% of likely voters favor his policy to bypass costly middlemen fees by allowing direct sales of medicines to patients. Across the board, his policies—from requiring foreign countries to pay their fair share for U.S. medical innovations, to securing unprecedented domestic drug manufacturing investments in the face of emerging threats from China, to ensuring Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) corporations can’t pocket large drug discounts meant for patients—have approval ratings of 80% or more.

Who would’ve thought Donald Trump could make healthcare an “80/20” political issue for conservatives? The bigger question, however, is whether congressional Republicans, long considered disadvantaged among voters on the issue, will embrace his agenda and help pass it.

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