Trump Plans to Discuss Potential Price Cuts With Health Insurers

President Donald Trump said on Dec. 19 that he plans to hold a meeting with health insurance companies to discuss potential price cuts as he seeks to reduce health care costs for U.S. consumers. “I think that the insurance companies, we should have a meeting. We should talk to them,” Trump told reporters during a White House event. “Because I would say that maybe with one talk, they would be willing to cut their prices by 50, 60, or 70 percent. They’ve made a fortune,” the president noted. Trump said the meeting could take place “in Florida this coming week” or at the White House in the first week of 2026, adding that the idea had only just occurred to him....