As they struggle to figure out how to deliver on the most important promise they made to their constituents over the last eight years – repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act – Republicans face two sets of problems, both of which are far thornier than they imagined. The first are the policy problems, which arise from the fact that health care reform is incredibly complex .
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GOP lawmakers fret over repeal of Affordable Care Act
… how to prepare a replacement plan that can be ready to launch at the time of repeal; how to avoid deep damage to the health insurance market; how to keep premiums affordable for middle-class families; even how to avoid the political consequences of …
Trump Set to Battle With GOP Over Budget Cuts
… is the entitlement part of the budget,” Sen. Lamar Alexander, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chairman, told The Hill. But that line of thinking runs counter to Trump’s campaign …
With executive order, Trump tosses a “bomb” into fragile health insurance markets
President Donald Trump’s new executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health-care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape. The political signal of the order, which Trump signed Friday just hours after being sworn into office, was clear: Even before the Republican-led Congress acts to repeal the 2010 law, the new administration will move swiftly to unwind as many elements as it can on its own – elements that have changed how 20 million Americans get health coverage and what benefits insurers must offer some of their customers.
With executive order, Trump tosses a ‘bomb’ into fragile health insurance markets
The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as “Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, on Oct. 4, 2013. President Donald Trump’s new executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape.
Sen. Alexander: Congress Needs to – Rescue’ 11 Million Americans on Obamacare Before Repealing It
The Affordable Care Act , commonly known as Obamacare, should be repealed and replaced, but only after Congress “rescues” the 11 million Americans who currently buy health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday. President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have both said that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced ” simultaneously ” or ” concurrently “.
What Obamacare could be replaced with under Trump
… not sitting well with some in Congress, particularly a few top GOP senators. Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the health committee, said if the process is rushed, harm may be done or mistakes made. These senators would like to wait until a more …
Repealing key parts of Obamacare could be easy, but replacing it might be a mess
The Republican-dominated Congress that starts its 2017 work Jan. 3 is determined to repeal Obamacare – and fast. Yet consumers may not notice any difference in their health care coverage for a long time.