Over the weekend, President Donald Trump cited Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, in a Truth Social post outlining proposals to provide relief from rising Obamacare premiums.

In response, Cannon has published a new blog post explaining his recommendations for providing relief from Obamacare:

  • “Don’t renew any expired COVID-19-era subsidies.”
  • “Don’t convert Obamacare premium subsidies into cash subsidies.”
  • “Make universal and permanent the regulatory relief Trump provided in 2018 and President Obama provided in 2014.”
  • “Let consumers control the money.”

Cannon writes: “States don’t need to wait for Congress. In Kentucky, Rep. Vanessa Grossl (R‑Georgetown) introduced legislation that would immediately let residents access Obama’s 2014 relief by removing barriers to Obamacare-exempt plans available in US territories.”

If you’d like to speak with Cannon, feel free to reach out to Emily Salamon at esalamon@​cato.​org.