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applegrove

(133,470 posts) Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:39 PM 6 hrs ago

Trump Officials Suggest a Loan for Health Care Bills

Trump Officials Suggest a Loan for Health Care Bills

June 11, 2026 at 11:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 103 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/06/11/trump-officials-suggest-a-loan-for-health-care-bills/

New York Times: “Buried in the fine print of Obamacare regulations, the Trump administration is floating a novel idea for those who can’t afford to shell out tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical costs.”

“Why not borrow the money from your health insurance company?”

“In the dense 1,121-page final rule issued last month about how the Affordable Care Act market will operate next year, the administration suggested that insurers consider offering loans to cash-strapped customers.”

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Trump Officials Suggest a Loan for Health Care Bills (Original Post) applegrove 6 hrs ago OP

If the next democratic president doesnt pass single payer we might be in even more serious trouble than we already are SSJVegeta 6 hrs ago #1

Who's going to run the debtors' prisons for all the borrowers unable to pay back the loans? tanyev 6 hrs ago #2

"Bullets are cheaper." The Madcap 6 hrs ago #3

We already have that in Illinois, it's called care credit questionseverything 6 hrs ago #4

First of all dweller 6 hrs ago #5

SSJVegeta

(3,341 posts)

1. If the next democratic president doesnt pass single payer we might be in even more serious trouble than we already are

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:42 PM

6 hrs ago

tanyev

(49,842 posts)

2. Who's going to run the debtors' prisons for all the borrowers unable to pay back the loans?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:48 PM

6 hrs ago

Which would be nearly everyone.

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The Madcap

(2,111 posts)

3. "Bullets are cheaper."

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:56 PM

6 hrs ago

That would be the MAGA motto for this issue.

questionseverything

(12,172 posts)

4. We already have that in Illinois, it's called care credit

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:03 PM

6 hrs ago

I have used it to have dental work done.. the amounts are pretty small, like $5000 and under

If you pay it off before two years, there’s no interest but if it isn’t the interest is added from the first day

That being said health care is too damn high!

dweller

(28,808 posts)

5. First of all

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:09 PM

6 hrs ago

What happened to Don T Care ?

Are they planning to change the ACA with the ‘ dense 1,121-page final rule ‘ to destroy the ACA ?

And are health insurance providers now loan companies ? Obviously they’re making too much $$ from ‘ health care ‘

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