The health of the U.S. economy is no longer gauged by the Dow Jones Industrials.
The health of the U.S. economy is no longer gauged by the Dow Jones Industrials.
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==Healthcare==
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President Trump completely gutted the [[progressive]] [[Obamacare]] program and remade it into the Healthcare Marketplace. Open enrollments began November 1, 2018.
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Health insurance rates fell for the first in history.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/11/politics/obamacare-premiums-2019/index.html</ref> The average premiums of $124 per month dramatically contrasted with Obamacare plans whose monthly premiums averaged $393.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/407158-how-the-gop-fixed-the-worst-of-obamacare</ref> Even the liberal think tank, the Urban Institute proclaimed that what Trump did allowed 1.7 million previously uninsured Americans to receive insurance coverage, while enabling 2.5 million more to benefit from much lower premiums.<ref>https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/liberal-think-tank-refutes-case-against-trumps-health-insurance-deregulation-10976.html</ref>
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===Medicare and Medicaid===
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As of 2018 Medicare and Medicaid increase in cost is $1.50.<ref>https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/16025-centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-announces-2019-medicare-parts-a-b-premiums-and-deductibles</ref>
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===Prescription drugs===
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Trump ordered US pharmaceutical companies that advertise drugs in television commercials to start showing the price. The same law that requires car companies to state the price in ads, applies to [[Big Pharma]], too.