Trump is quietly solving America’s healthcare crisis. Here’s how

Medicare and Medicaid will devour more than a third of federal government spending within a decade. Republicans take a beating every time they try to slow that growth, with Democrats remaining eager to paint the GOP as the party of throwing granny off a cliff.

But there is a way out of this broken cycle. Innovation and efficiency can break through the false choice of benefit cuts on the one hand or tax hikes on the other. President Donald Trump is already quietly executing this strategy, leveraging artificial intelligence and American energy to deliver meaningful healthcare wins.

Start with the math. The Congressional Budget Office estimates federal health spending climbing well past 6% of GDP and accelerating through the 2030s and 2040s. The traditional toolkit — trimming benefits, means-testing, payroll tax hikes — has gone nowhere for decades. With the midterm elections currently predicted to deliver punishing losses for Republicans, reining