Vance says Trump admin has ‘great’ healthcare plan coming, wants to work with Dems: ‘Politics be damned’

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday teased a great healthcare plan that the Trump administration has in the works to help bring costs down for American families saying President Donald Trump cares about fixing a broken system not playing political games with Democrats Vance made the remarks during a fireside chat with Breitbart s Matt Boyle in Washington D C when urged about Affordable Care Act ACA subsidies expiring at the end of the year and the high costs of healthcare prices and premiums I don't want to get ahead of the President because we had a very very good meeting the Oval Office the day prior Vance mentioned I think that we have a great strength care plan coming together I think that it's going to get Republican and Democrat assistance And I think the president look right now American people the American people get crap healthcare and they pay way too much for it Americans could see sharp increases in healthcare premiums in as ACA subsidies are set to expire at the end of with their extension uncertain Those using the ACA marketplace are already projected to face a premium hike If subsidies lapse monthly payments for subsidized patients could jump by according to an October analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation OBAMACARE STICKER SHOCK THREE FACTORS PUSHING PREMIUMS TO RECORD HIGHSVance described the healthcare system as broken claiming it was the Democrats who broke it but commented the Trump administration still wants to work together if Democrats are willing to fix it He touted Trump s leadership saying that the president cares more about doing what is right for American families than playing politics People come to the president and say No no no don't talk about wellness care That's a graveyard for Republicans Republicans consistently lose on soundness care Vance announced And the president's like I don't care about the politics of it This system is screwed up for the American people We need to fix it So let's go and do it Politics be damned He added I love that That's leadership And that's exactly what we should want coming from the White House OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES AT CENTER OF DEM SHUTDOWN FIGHT 'FUEL' HEALTHCARE COST INFLATION CONSERVATIVES SAY Republicans and Democrats clashed over whether to extend expiring ACA subsidies triggering a shutdown that lasted more than days the longest in U S history Democrats initially refused to backing a funding measure without a provision to make the subsidies permanent but eventually backed a short-term bill that did not include the extension However Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S D agreed to hold a vote in December on bill to continue the credits Trump has signaled he would not back continuing the subsidies and noted in a social media post Tuesday that Congress should not waste its time on negotiating an extension THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I WILL ASSISTANCE OR APPROVE IS SENDING THE MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE Trump noted in the post Fox News Digital s Diana Stancy contributed to this assessment