CAHC’s Joel White spoke with Politico about how President Trump might direct Congress regarding the debate around expiring ACA subsidies.
White House involvement would only further those divisions, said Joel White, a Republican strategist and president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage.
Trump has laid out the goal of directing subsidy funds to people to use as they please, “a populist message that would excite our base,” White said, adding that he has left internal caucus dynamics to leadership.
“I think Trump got it right. I think, you know, he made this very, very simple and understandable and relatable, and at a policy level, it’s a major dynamic change. So I think they’re in a really good spot right now,” White said. “I think they need to coalesce around this concept, get aligned on that bill and push it forward,” he said.
“I am more of the belief that these efforts will more likely than not fail, and we’ll be in Q1 trying to figure out, you know, talking about the same things, how do we drive down health costs,” White added.