US President Donald Trump has warned the Democrat Party 's vision of Medicare for All would cost $ 32.6 billion in its first 10 years and rob seniors of the health care they have worked all their lives to build up . Related Dubbing it " Medicare for None " and a " government takeover of American health care " , Trump said the single - payer system would replace all private and employer - based health care plans , as well as Medicare Advantage plans , leading to less choice for seniors and the " massive rationing of health care " . Trump accused the Democrats of " gutting " Medicare to the tune of $ 800 billion to fund it , and pushing the country towards socialism , a system he said had brought " suffering , misery and decay " to virtually every country where it had been tried . The president added he had kept his election pledges of " protecting coverage for patients with pre - existing conditions and creating new health care insurance options that would lower premiums ” and praised the Democrat support for an " anti - senior , anti - choice and anti - consumer proposal " . He also warned the party 's " absolute commitment to end enforcement of our immigration laws " would lead to more pressure put on the health care system by illegal immigrants , with seniors ’ Medicare budgets at risk of cuts if it happened .
US President Donald Trump has warned the Democrat Party 's vision of Medicare for All would cost $ 32.6 billion in its first 10 years and rob seniors of the health care they have worked all their lives to build up . Dubbing it " Medicare for None " and a " government takeover of American health care " , Trump said the single - payer system would replace all private and employer - based health care plans , as well as Medicare Advantage plans , leading to less choice for seniors and the " massive rationing of health care " . Trump accused the Democrats of " gutting " Medicare to the tune of $ 800 billion to fund it , and pushing the country towards socialism , a system he said had brought " suffering , misery and decay " to virtually every country where it had been tried . The president added he had kept his election pledges of " protecting coverage for patients with pre - existing conditions and creating new health care insurance options that would lower premiums ” and praised the Democrat support for an " anti - senior , anti - choice and anti - consumer proposal " . He also warned the party 's " absolute commitment to end enforcement of our immigration laws " would lead to more pressure put on the health care system by illegal immigrants , with seniors ’ Medicare budgets at risk of cuts if it happened .