Having waited years for the chance to repeal Obamacare, Republicans will finally have the opportunity in 2017. With the GOP controlling the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the party can drive a stake through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without a single Democratic vote — much as Democrats passed it in 2010 without a single Republican in support.
Key Takeaways:
- Donald Trump’s pick to head Health and Human Services, Rep. Tom Price, introduced a detailed replacement bill last year, as have other lawmakers.
- Politically it makes sense, too. Republicans could never get a “repeal and replace” bill through a Democratic filibuster.
- Republicans have several popular reform ideas — expanding Health Savings Accounts, allowing insurance sales across state lines, tort reform, and the like — that can be passed on their own and that would be hard for Democrats to block.
“Donald Trump’s pick to head Health and Human Services, Rep. Tom Price, introduced a detailed replacement bill last year, as have other lawmakers.”
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/the-gop-is-off-to-a-bad-start-on-obamacare-repeal/
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