Donald Trump releases health care reform plan

On Wednesday, Donald Trump published on his website a seven-point plan for reforming the U.S. health care system.

On day one, the Trump administration "will work with Congress to make sure we have a series of reforms ready for implementation that follow free market principles and that will restore economic freedom and certainty to everyone in this country," the statement reads. Trump's plan calls for completely repealing ObamaCare and modifying existing laws that prevent the sale of health insurance across state lines. Individuals would be able to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from tax returns and use tax-free health savings accounts (HSAs).

The plan also calls for price transparency from all health care providers, block-grant Medicaid to states, and consumer access to "imported, safe, and dependable drugs from overseas." Trump claims the reforms would "lower health care costs for all Americans," and are "simply a place to start." To really make Trump's plan work, "we must also take actions in other policy areas to lower health care costs and burdens. Enforcing immigration laws, eliminating fraud and waste, and energizing our economy will relieve the economic pressures felt by every American."

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