President Donald Trump unveiled a multipart proposal on Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices and reducing health insurance premiums, as well as increasing pricing transparency. He also vowed to hold big insurance companies accountable.

Insurance coverage remained historically high, though it declined slightly from its peak. In 2024, 91.8% of the population was insured, down from 92.5% in 2023. Private health insurance enrollment increased from 207.0 million in 2023 to 214.3 million in 2024, driven largely by growth in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans.

Harry Truman’s plan would have covered medical, hospital and nursing care for everyone, and created a federal health insurance agency to pay the costs of care.

The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation on Earth, yet somehow ranks embarrassingly low when it comes to actual health outcomes. According to 2024 Commonwealth Fund data, Americans pay nearly double what citizens in comparable countries spend,

The president was barely a year into his administration when a health care debate began to consume Washington. The year was 1945 and the new Democratic president, Harry Truman, tried and failed to persuade Congress to enact a comprehensive national health care program,

Colorado will receive $200 million in 2026 from the feds to improve rural health care, part of a fund created by the "big, beautiful" bill.