Trump announces health care plan outline

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced the outline of a health care plan Thursday that he wants Congress to take up as Republicans face increasing pressure to address rising health costs after lawmakers let subsidies expire.

The cornerstone of his proposal is to send money directly to Americans for health savings accounts to handle insurance and health costs as they see fit, though no details were offered. Democrats rejected the idea as a paltry substitute for the tax credits that helped lower monthly premiums for many people under the Affordable Care Act.

Trump's plan also focuses on lowering drug prices and requiring insurers to be more upfront with the public about costs, revenues, rejected claims and wait times for care. It was not immediately clear if any lawmakers were working to introduce Trump's plan.