Trump claims US has ‘best healthcare plans in the world’ but admits not everyone is covered

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump on Sunday, October 25, claimed that the United States has the “best healthcare plans in the world” while also acknowledging that its healthcare system does not cover every American.

Speaking to Fox News host Larry Kudlow, Trump defended private health insurance and criticised Medicare for All, a government-backed healthcare proposal supported by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Trump defends private health insurance, slams Medicare for All

During the interview, Kudlow raised concerns about Medicare for All, which would expand publicly funded healthcare coverage and reduce reliance on individually purchased private insurance.

The proposal is supported by progressive politicians, including Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders and El-Sayed, a former public health official who won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in August.

Trump cited people he knows who are satisfied with their private insurance plans while arguing that the existing system offers high-quality coverage.

“I have friends that have these private health plans and they're given by these big grade companies, insurance companies, healthcare companies, and they love it. It's not expensive and it's great,” Trump told Kudlow.

The president also claimed that he has friends in Canada who travel to the United States for medical treatment.

“We have the best healthcare plans in the world. Now it doesn't cover everybody, but it covers a lot of people,” Trump said.

Responding to Kudlow’s concerns about the potential impact of Medicare for All on union members, Trump said that “and you tell that union, you tell the autoworkers, they're going to lose their healthcare plan.”

Trump added that Medicare for All is “socialized medicine, and it never works,” and “it's expensive.”

Trump also criticised the proposal's coverage for immigrants without permanent legal status in the United States.

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The healthcare exchange came during a wide-ranging interview just hours before Trump travelled to Port Huron, Michigan, for a rally supporting Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee challenging El-Sayed for a Senate seat.

Kudlow praised Trump's campaign efforts, saying that the president had been “on a roll” while campaigning for Republican candidates.

Trump also pointed to the economy, stock markets and drug prices before asking whether Republicans could retain control of the House and Senate.

“I have worked very hard, I have done 14 rallies in nine days, and it's a lot,” Trump replied.

The president has stepped up his campaign appearances ahead of the midterms as Republicans seek to retain their congressional majorities.

El-Sayed, who defeated establishment-backed Rep Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary, has centred his campaign on Medicare for All, higher taxes on billionaires and reducing corporate influence in politics.