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" Intransigent conservatives, skittish moderates, an unpredictable new president, and a wary health industry all stand in the way.
Congressional Republicans rolled out their Obamacare repeal and replace plan – and landed in a minefield.
Republicans have been promising for seven years to get rid of the health law – and now that they have control of the House, Senate and White House, their voters expect them to do just that.
But intransigent House conservatives, skittish moderates, an unpredictable new president, and a health industry wary of upending the status quo all stand in the way.
If any single faction bails, it could sink the entire repeal effort.
And they can’t expect help from the Democrats, who back the Affordable Care Act, and who see a health care debacle for the GOP as just what they need to rebound in the 2018 congressional elections – just like the GOP capitalized on the Obamacare backlash in 2010 to win their big House and later Senate majorities.
Here are seven of the flashpoints that could sink GOP efforts to finally put an end to Obamacare. "
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/republicans-obamacare-repeal-pitfalls-235791
Congressional Republicans rolled out their Obamacare repeal and replace plan – and landed in a minefield.
Republicans have been promising for seven years to get rid of the health law – and now that they have control of the House, Senate and White House, their voters expect them to do just that.
But intransigent House conservatives, skittish moderates, an unpredictable new president, and a health industry wary of upending the status quo all stand in the way.
If any single faction bails, it could sink the entire repeal effort.
And they can’t expect help from the Democrats, who back the Affordable Care Act, and who see a health care debacle for the GOP as just what they need to rebound in the 2018 congressional elections – just like the GOP capitalized on the Obamacare backlash in 2010 to win their big House and later Senate majorities.
Here are seven of the flashpoints that could sink GOP efforts to finally put an end to Obamacare. "
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/republicans-obamacare-repeal-pitfalls-235791