Trump Unveils ‘Great Healthcare Plan’, Promises Cheaper Drugs, Lower Premiums and Patient-First Reforms

Washington, Jan 2026 : US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced what he described as the “Great Healthcare Plan,” a wide-ranging proposal that seeks to dramatically reduce prescription drug prices, lower health insurance premiums and overhaul the way government healthcare funding is distributed. The plan aims to redirect federal healthcare spending away from large corporations and intermediaries, placing individuals at the center of decision-making.

“I am thrilled to announce my plan to lower healthcare prices for all Americans and truly make healthcare affordable again,” Trump said while unveiling the proposal. “We’re doing things that nobody’s ever been able to do. We’re calling it the Great Healthcare Plan.”

Framing the initiative as a fundamental shift in philosophy, the President said the proposal would break what he described as decades of dominance by pharmaceutical companies and insurance giants. “Instead of putting the needs of big corporations and special interests first, our plan finally puts you first and puts more money in your pocket,” he said.

A key feature of the plan is the direct transfer of government healthcare funds to individuals rather than insurers or corporate providers. Under this model, Americans would receive funds directly from the government and use them to purchase healthcare coverage of their choice.

“The government is going to pay the money directly to you,” Trump said. “It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own healthcare. The big insurance companies lose, and the people of our country win.”

Prescription drug pricing forms the core pillar of the proposal. Trump said his plan would lock in savings achieved through a most-favoured-nation pricing approach, which links US drug prices to the lowest prices paid by other developed nations. According to the President, this mechanism could reduce drug prices by as much as 80 to 90 per cent in some cases.

“Prices of many drugs will be slashed by 300, 400, even 500 per cent starting this month,” Trump claimed, adding that details would be available on a dedicated government portal, Trumprx.gov. He said the plan would reverse a long-standing trend that has seen Americans pay the highest drug prices in the world.

“So instead of Americans paying the highest drug prices, which we have for decades, we will now be paying the lowest cost paid by any other nation,” he said.

Trump also used the occasion to sharply criticise the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. “Obamacare was designed to make insurance companies rich,” he said, branding it the “Unaffordable Care Act.” He argued that his proposal would end what he called a “flagrant scam” and redirect savings into healthcare savings accounts held in individuals’ names.

To further reduce insurance premiums, the President said the plan would eliminate what he described as “government payoffs” to large insurers, end “giant kickbacks” to insurance brokers and corporate middlemen, and fully fund the Cost Sharing Reduction programme. According to Trump, these measures could lower premiums on popular plans by an average of 10 to 15 per cent.

Accountability and transparency are another major focus of the Great Healthcare Plan. Trump said insurers would be required to publish clear and easily understandable comparisons of rates and coverage, disclose their profits, and release detailed data on claim denials and appeals.

“As the saying goes, sunlight is the best disinfectant,” he said, stressing that consumers should be able to make informed choices.

Hospitals and insurers participating in Medicare or Medicaid would also be required to prominently display prices for services. “You are never surprised, and you can easily shop for a better deal or better care,” the President added.

In a fact sheet released alongside the announcement, the White House said Trump has urged the US Congress to pass the plan without delay, describing it as a comprehensive framework to cut drug prices, reduce premiums, enforce accountability and maximise price transparency across the healthcare system.

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