Senate Republicans embrace Trump's call - from his Florida golf course - to replace Obamacare
Source: The Guardian
Sat 8 Nov 2025 16.31 EST
Last modified on Sat 8 Nov 2025 18.05 EST
US senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, but hopes for a bipartisan agreement on how to end the standoff, and keep healthcare affordable for millions of Americans, appeared to recede as Republican senators floated a proposal toxic to Democrats: scrapping the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare.
The impact on Americans from the longest shutdown of the federal government in history deepened on Saturday, as federal workers went unpaid, airlines were forced to cancel flights and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) benefits have been delayed for 42 million Americans.
As Saturdays session got under way, Republican senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rick Scott of Florida and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana welcomed a proposal made on social media early Saturday by Donald Trump, from his golf course in West Palm Beach, for subsidies to be replaced by health savings accounts.
In a Truth Social post, Trump suggested that instead of meeting the demand from Democrats to extend subsidies for health insurance plans purchased through the ACA marketplace, to pay for sharply increased premiums, Republicans should return to the project of replacing the Obama-era law, which failed during his first administration.
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elleng
(141,547 posts)Festivito
(13,825 posts)Justice matters.
(9,107 posts)Their plan is to send money (not enough of it, of course) to buy denialable "coverage" that would not guarantee payments (coverage DENIED) when claimed.
IOW, the return of "if you get sick, die quickly" republican MO.
Lonestarblue
(13,125 posts)Anyone who trusts Republicans to fund such accounts is delusional.
Old Crank
(6,418 posts)He just spouted out something.
His concept of a plan. I think he means putting money into accounts. But who really knows.
Bengus81
(9,584 posts)Sure Bush...how much should I save for cancer treatments. My Gawd!
Vinca
(53,027 posts)to the days of unaffordable private insurance and no coverage for pre-existing conditions is terrifying. Fucking Republicans.
Henry203
(803 posts)I bought insurance before the ACA and after. Before the ACA it was unbelievably bad. And after it was better but if you are not in some pool you still dont getting great insurance. There is nothing like Medicare with a supplement.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,486 posts)So, Republicans want to replace "ObamaCare" with ... no insurance at all. Just a self-funded bank account.
If some serious illness befalls me, would I have to sell the Bentley or the Gulfstream?
KS Toronado
(22,098 posts)in mere days because the stable genius had a brain fart.
ChicagoTeamster
(172 posts)rickford66
(6,013 posts)the_liberal_grandpa
(255 posts)1) Don't get sick
2) If you do get sick, die quickly
mcar
(45,479 posts)Another RWNJ zombie lie.
Bengus81
(9,584 posts)Anyone with a working brain knows that later will never arrive. The Republicans were going to roll out a better plan than the ACA in 2012. Trump had one ready to go in 2016.
So what happened....CRICKETS.
progree
(12,548 posts)the AHCA (American Health Care Act) and the BCRA (Better Care Reconciliation Act), which were remarkably similar to the ACA except vastly underfunded -- such that premiums were expected to be much much higher (and coverage weaker) for most people, leading the CBO to estimate 22 million people would lose insurance as a result. Yet it came just one vote short of passing.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20767877
Since 2017, nothing.
Bengus81
(9,584 posts)They tried from March to July 20217 to kill it off, or just cripple the ACA so badly it would die on it's own. Republicans finally gave up and moved on to giving the massive tax cut for the rich that they just passed to renew.
The HCFA was another McConnell hit job to finally kill the ACA. I'll rejoice my ass off when that POS vapor locks.
Yeah...all their versions were the ACA with failure built into them if passed.
Fil1957
(394 posts)progree
(12,548 posts)And the absurd:
What Mullin failed to make clear is that the photographs were taken on Friday, before Trump left for a weekend golf trip at his Florida resort.
stollen
(1,008 posts)...is there everlasting mother fucking question, maggots.
dlk
(13,030 posts)Republicans only want to kill Obamacare. They have no replacement.
thesquanderer
(12,849 posts)riversedge
(78,834 posts)JoseBalow
(8,924 posts)drumpf never ever gives away something for nothing, only if he directly or indirectly benefits from it personally.