President-elect Trump campaigned and won promising a full repeal of Obamacare. His campaign website promised “on day one of the Trump administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare.” This is entirely possible: The Republican Congress has passed repeal bills before, only to see President Obama veto them. But for the sake of Republicans, they should hope this is a promise Trump does not intend to keep.
Stories of Americans who liked their health insurance policies before they were canceled are powerful, particularly since President Obama promised that, with Obamacare, if you like your plan you can keep it. Insurance market disruption is a big deal, and any major reform should aim to keep it to a minimum. Obama and the Democrats attempted to do this, but failed. The broken promise hung over their heads for the last six years.
