Patients Rising, a leading voice for patient access and transparency, released the following statement praising the initiative:
“Healthcare in America has reached a turning point. For decades, we have spent more and more money on a system that keeps getting harder to use, harder to afford, and harder to understand. Patients still open bills they can’t explain, wait for care they can’t access, and face costs they never saw coming. More spending has not led to better care."
"President Trump’s plan reflects a clear recognition of that reality—and a willingness to change course."
"At its heart is a simple idea: healthcare cannot work if patients are the last to know what care costs and why decisions are made. Over time, too much control has shifted away from patients and families and toward layers of institutions and middlemen. The result has been confusion, delay, and rising costs. This plan begins to move the balance back."
"By demanding transparency and accountability from every part of the system, the administration is raising expectations for how healthcare should function. When hospitals post real prices, when insurers explain coverage and denials in plain language, and when middlemen are required to pass along savings instead of hiding them, patients gain something they have long been denied: clarity. And clarity leads to better choices."
"The plan also builds on policies that have already shown results, including efforts from the President’s first term that helped bring down insulin costs. Expanding access to safe over-the-counter medications and preserving voluntary negotiation options reflect a practical understanding of affordability—not as a talking point, but as something people experience in their daily lives."
"This moment is not about ideology. It is about patients. Millions of Americans technically have coverage, yet still struggle to get timely care or afford the treatments they need. An insurance card alone does not guarantee care. When resources are tied up in systems instead of supporting people directly, patients are left with fewer choices and higher costs. Real reform means recognizing that coverage is not the same as care—and making sure patients can get the care and treatments they decide they need at a price they can afford."
"If carried through with seriousness and enforcement, this plan offers a path toward a healthcare system that works for everyone—not just those who manage it. One that rewards value, restores trust, and treats patients not as bystanders, but as active participants in their own care. That is the kind of system Americans across the country have been waiting for.”
The President has been clear that the current system has too often rewarded insurance companies and middlemen while patients continue to face rising costs and limited choices. The Great Healthcare Plan proposes a different approach—one that directs support to people, not just plans.
President Trump is pushing for greater openness in healthcare—so patients can see what they are paying for before they receive care.