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I do like the thought of buying across state lines, we only have three insurers here in Maine and we get hosed

Donald Trump on Wednesday released some details about his healthcare plans, an area where he has been criticized by his rivals for failing to outline a vision. 

Trump’s plan largely follows standard Republican ideas, except for the area of prescription drugs, where he has taken positions more common with Democrats. 

First, the plan emphasizes that ObamaCare will be fully repealed, including the mandate for everyone to have coverage, an issue that has sparked criticism against Trump. 

Trump’s main ideas for a replacement are to allow health insurance to be sold across state lines and permit people to make tax-free contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). HSAs are paired with a high deductible health insurance plan and are intended to make people more conscious of how they spend health dollars and reduce costs. 

Both are standard Republican healthcare ideas. Experts say that both ideas are more in the realm of dealing with healthcare costs and would not do much to expand coverage for the people who would be losing it with the repeal of ObamaCare. 

"These proposals, including repeal of the [Affordable Care Act], would lead to a significant increase in the number of people uninsured," Larry Levitt, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which does nonpartisan healthcare analysis, wrote in an email. "In that sense, this plan really isn’t a replacement for the ACA. But that makes sense, since the aims are very different – less spending, less regulation, and lower taxes."

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