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The Documentary Podcast

Three Pillars of Trump: Healthcare Reform

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump campaigned on numerous issues, but when it came time for action in the early days of his administration, healthcare reform was his top legislative priority. “Repealing and replacing” the Democrats’ Obamacare system has proven harder than it seems. Time and time again the Republican-controlled Congress was unable to pass sweeping changes. Anthony Zurcher, examines the challenges facing Donald Trump’s Administration, including efforts to replace Obamacare as well as his handling of the opioid addiction epidemic and efforts to reform the medical system for US veterans.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From the BBC World Service, welcome to the latest edition of the documentary podcast.

0:06.0

Every week we bring you a range of stories from our presenters and reporters across the world.

0:11.0

Please do rate the documentary on your podcast app

0:14.0

and leave a comment.

0:15.0

Let us know what you think.

0:17.0

This is the BBC World Service.

0:19.0

I'm Anthony Zerker in Washington, D.C.

0:21.0

and this is the three pillars of Trump. A new vision will govern our land.

0:34.0

From this day forward, it's going to be only America First.

0:41.0

America First. first. In President Trump's inauguration speech, he was very clear he was going to change the way America was going to be governed.

0:55.0

But one year on how has Trump changed the three pillars of American government?

1:00.0

Defense, diplomacy, and health care.

1:03.0

My administration is committed to fighting the drug epidemic

1:08.0

and helping get treatment for those in need,

1:12.0

for those who have been so terribly hurt.

1:15.0

In the final program of the series he did accomplish, shiftsifts in foreign policy, changes in US defense posture,

1:36.6

massive tax cuts for American business, and the churn and disruption of a presidency untethered

1:42.0

from the norms and traditions of the past.

1:45.2

As significant as those achievements, however, is the story of the president's health care efforts,

1:50.6

laws not passed, changes not made. Now I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject.

1:58.0

Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.

2:01.0

Sarah Carlin Smith, a health reporter for Politico in Washington, told me what happened.

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