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People with preexisting conditions will still be able to buy coverage under the GOP plan, but it鈥檚 not clear there will be plans anyone can afford.
From Medicaid funding to paying for over-the-counter drugs, the legislation offered by House Republicans offers a far different pathway to coverage than Obamacare.
As GOP lawmakers struggle to find a replacement for Obamacare, public support for the health law grows and a majority of Americans say they don鈥檛 want fundamental changes to Medicaid.
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers NPR listener questions like: Has Obamacare been repealed? No. Not yet.
The Trump administration鈥檚 first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.
The president says Obamacare has been 鈥渁 complete and total disaster,鈥 and other Republicans see nothing but trouble. But a careful look at the arguments suggest the situation is more complicated.
After a tough fight by Democrats, Senate Republicans confirmed Rep. Tom Price鈥檚 nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services. He will have the authority to upend some current practices.
Remarks by Sen. Mike Lee and Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows reflect growing uncertainty about Republicans鈥 path to overhaul Obamacare.
Republicans, who don鈥檛 have the votes to repeal the ACA directly, are hoping to use this strict budget strategy that requires only a majority vote to strip the health law of provisions they oppose.
At their party retreat, the officials are coalescing around a strategy that would have not a single replacement for the Affordable Care Act but instead include changes through a budget bill, administrative action and later a series of individual bills addressing smaller aspects of the health system.
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Trump did not mention his plans for the health law in his inaugural address but later that day signed an order intended to 鈥渕inimize the economic burden鈥 of the health law.
An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office offers an estimate of the effects of the repeal plan offered by congressional Republican in 2015, which may be a blueprint for efforts currently underway to overhaul the health law.
Ending federal support of the group that helps supply women鈥檚 reproductive health care could complicate health law overhaul efforts.
In an interview and written commentary, the president comes out swinging about Republicans鈥 plans to delay a health law replacement, if they repeal the current law. That strategy, he said, 鈥渋s, simply put, irresponsible.鈥
Republicans agree that they want to get rid of President Barack Obama鈥檚 signature achievement, but replacement strategies will be a heavy lift.
As part of their efforts to get rid of the health law, Republicans have pledged to overturn all its taxes. But that might hamper their efforts to find a replacement.
Republicans say they plan to pass a bill to overhaul the federal health law in the 17 days between when Congress convenes and Inauguration Day. But past congressional budget veterans say that could prove to be very difficult.
Privatizing the Medicare program for the elderly and disabled and turning the Medicaid program for the poor back to the states are long-time goals for Republicans in Congress and the White House.
The effect of 鈥渞epeal and replace鈥 could have greatest consequences for hospitals. They accepted lower federal funding under the law because their uncompensated care was expected to fall as more people became insured.
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