Adviser: Trump willing to accept improvements to healthcare proposal

Gary Cohn, President Trump’s chief economic adviser, said Sunday that Trump is open to negotiating with House conservatives who are demanding changes to the current GOP health care proposal.

“The president has been very open and transparent on the issue,” Cohn told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace.

“He has been willing to accept improvements to the bill. We’ve gone out of our way, and the president has said this, to say that anything that makes the bill better for Americans, we are willing to accept.”

{mosads}Republicans are demanding changes to the current ObamaCare repeal and replacement plan.

Some demands include an end the expansion of Medicaid by 2018 instead of 2020, and the removal of insurance mandates that provide certain benefits such as maternity care.

Cohn on Sunday also defended the bill, saying it provides Americans with health insurance coverage.

“We believe if you want to have coverage, and we believe everyone should have coverage, we’re providing you access to coverage,” Cohn added.