The future of the Affordable Care Act
On the day after Republicans took the majority in the Senate and deepened their hold on the House, House Speaker John Boehner and Sen. Mitch McConnell wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
Looking ahead to the next Congress, we will honor the voters' trust by focusing, first, on jobs and the economy. Among other things, that means a renewed effort to debate and vote on the many bills that passed the Republican-led House in recent years with bipartisan support, but were never even brought to a vote by the Democratic Senate majority. It also means renewing our commitment to repeal ObamaCare, which is hurting the job market along with Americans' health care.
But repeal needs a presidential signature, which Obama surely will not give. So what can Republicans do to change the Affordable Care Act?
Has the cost of your health insurance--either under MnSure or through your employers' plans--changed? Do you think the ACA needs to be scrapped or changed? Leave your comments below.
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