Watch: Let’s Talk About Trump’s Health Care Policies

Polls say health care is consistently at the top of voters’ minds in this election cycle. And President Donald Trump clearly wants to own the issue, often talking about the “wins” stemming from his administration’s policies.

In this video explainer, KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra examines the president’s talking points on a range of topics — from insurance coverage, access to care and affordability issues to preexisting condition protections and prescription drug costs.

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<h1>Watch: Let’s Talk About Trump’s Health Care Policies</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Hannah Norman, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2020-02-04T05:00:51-05:00">
			February 4, 2020		</time>
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<p></p><p>Polls say health care is consistently at the top of voters’ minds in this election cycle. And President Donald Trump clearly wants to own the issue, often <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/team-trump-says-administrations-action-on-health-care-is-working-is-it/">talking</a> about the “wins” stemming from his administration’s policies.</p><p>In this video explainer, KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra examines the president’s talking points on a range of topics — from insurance coverage, access to care and affordability issues to preexisting condition protections and prescription drug costs.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Let%E2%80%99s%20Talk%20About%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20Health%20Care%20Policies&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTA0Nzk0OA&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-lets-talk-about-trumps-health-care-policies/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1047948&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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