The Problem With That ‘Great Healthcare Plan’

This month, as Americans who rely on Affordable Care Act plans opened their first bills of 2026 and experienced sticker shock, President Donald Trump began pitching them on an alternative: his “Great Healthcare Plan,” which would shift government support away from subsidizing insurance coverage toward putting money directly into accounts that consumers can use to pay for care.

The details, of course, are scant. But the concept of shifting government funds away from an approach that encourages comprehensive coverage to one that might leave many Americans behind is troubling.