Trump Promises Vets Private Doctor Option In Face Of VA Delays
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee spoke at the Rolling Thunder rally in Washington, D.C., over the Memorial Day weekend. Meanwhile, The Hill looks ahead to the potential impact anticipated Obamacare premium increases could have on Hillary Clinton's campaign.
The Wall Street Journal:
Trump Reaches Out To Veterans At ‘Rolling Thunder’ Rally
Donald Trump reached out to veterans at a biker rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon, drawing applause as he promised to pay for private health care and to announce new donations to veterans groups. ... He promised to give veterans the option of seeing a private doctor if they encounter delays in getting care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Of those vets, of our cherished people, thousands of people are waiting on line to see a doctor,” Mr. Trump said. “That is not going to happen anymore. If there is a wait, we are going to give the right for those people to go to a private doctor, or even a public doctor, and get themselves taken care of and we are going to pay the bill.” (Tracy, 5/29)
Houston Chronicle:
President Trump, Social Security, And Medicare
If you are closing in on retirement age, you are keenly interested in how the three remaining Presidential candidates -- Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders -- plan to deal with the fiscal challenges of Social Security and Medicare. If you are not close to retirement age, you should be even more interested, as the long-term stability of both programs could be at stake in this election. Here are the stances of the three major candidates on retirement issues. (5/26)
The Hill:
Hillary's ObamaCare Problem
Hillary Clinton is facing the problem of higher ObamaCare premium hikes in an election year. ObamaCare premiums are expected to rise more sharply than they have in previous years, and Republicans are seizing on the issue for electoral advantage. “Despite premium hikes under ObamaCare, Clinton continues to take credit for the law on the campaign trail,” the Republican National Committee wrote in a recent email, above a compilation of headlines about steep proposed increases. (Sullivan, 5/30)
