We at the HOTLINE have been beating the drum on the political reality that extending COVID-emergency supersized Obamacare subsidies will mostly benefit the insurance companies and prop up a failed health system with runaway costs.

We were happy to see that President Trump has picked up this message in his social media posts:

Chucky Schumer wants NO income limits on the Obamacare taxpayer subsidies that go to UnitedHealth and other health care conglomerates.

We like the Trump idea of replacing Obamacare subsidies to insurance companies with means-tested and tax-free HSA contributions that individuals own and control and can be used to buy direct patient care, traditional insurance coverage for hospitalization, and other deregulated options.

These simple reforms, along with health pricing transparency will expand coverage, drive down costs, and drain profits from the insurers.