Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
GOP 'Rescue Mission' Could Cause Collateral Damage To Parts Of Law That Are Working
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because the Obama-era health care overhaul is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers bailing out. It鈥檚 true that major parts of the 2010 law are clearly troubled, but others are working fairly well.The risk is that the GOP鈥檚 鈥渞escue mission鈥 will inflict collateral damage on what鈥檚 working and cause new problems. Or that promised solutions might disappoint. (Alonso-Zaldivar, 3/13)
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because the Obama-era health care overhaul is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers bailing out. It鈥檚 true that major parts of the 2010 law are clearly troubled, but others are working fairly well.The risk is that the GOP鈥檚 鈥渞escue mission鈥 will inflict collateral damage on what鈥檚 working and cause new problems. Or that promised solutions might disappoint. (Alonso-Zaldivar, 3/12)