Trump proposes radical healthcare shake-up that would bypass insurers and hand cash directly to millions of Americans

Trump, 79, took to Truth Social on Saturday to recommend Republicans stop sending federal funds to 'money-sucking insurance companies' and instead give it to the American people to spend on healthcare

President Donald Trump has proposed a radical new healthcare plan that would hand money directly to Americans instead of to insurers.

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In a post on Truth Social, Trump, 79, said the government should stop sending federal funds to ‘money-sucking insurance companies in order to save the bad healthcare provided by Obamacare.’

Instead, it should go ‘directly to the people so that they can purchase their own, much better healthcare, and have money left over,’ he said.

‘In other words, take from the BIG, BAD insurance companies, give it to the people, and terminate per dollar spent.’

He added that he believes Obamacare is the ‘worst healthcare anywhere in the world.’

It is unclear how exactly Trump’s plan would work.

Private healthcare is typically offered through employers or through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

It is also unclear who is eligible to receive the money Trump is proposing, how to obtain it, or how much each recipient would receive.

Trump, 79, took to Truth Social on Saturday to recommend Republicans stop sending federal funds to ‘money-sucking insurance companies’ and instead give it to the American people to spend on healthcare

It is unclear how exactly Trump's plan would work or who would be eligible for the money

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.

The ACA got its nickname when former President Barack Obama signed it into law in 2010. It allows citizens under the age of 26 to stay on their parents’ insurance, as well as prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

It’s most well-known for allowing people who do not have access to healthcare to purchase ACA-compliant plans, as well as expanding who was eligible for Medicaid to include low-income adults.

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