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The State of U.S. Healthcare and Trade Policies: A Conservative Perspective

Healthcare Costs and Government Involvement

The conversation opens with a critique of the current state of healthcare, emphasizing the dramatic rise in costs over recent years. Former Trump senior economic advisor Stephen Moore highlights that since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), healthcare expenses have skyrocketed by approximately 370%. He criticizes the ACA, suggesting it has inadvertently accelerated government takeover in the industry. Currently, about 60% of healthcare services are managed or regulated by the government, a figure Moore argues should be kept below 100%.