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Trump vows 'insurance for everybody' in replacing Obamacare

President-elect Donald Trump is seen in the elevator after speaking with the media at Trump Tower on January 13, 2017 in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Washington: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage "insurance for everybody," he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.

Trump did not give the newspaper specifics about his proposals to replace Democratic President Barack Obama's signature health insurance law, but said the plan was nearly finished and he was ready to unveil it alongside the leaders of the Republican-controlled Congress. The Republican president-elect takes office on Friday.

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