Will Trumpcare Be Another Middle-Class Entitlement?

Published February 27, 2017 10:00am ET



The fight to repeal Obamacare is ramping up as Congress prepares to return from its recess. Senators and representatives will hear from President Trump on Tuesday during his address to a joint session, and repeal and replace is expected to be among the most important talking points in the speech.

Perhaps the most important policy question of the young Trump administration is: What will the new health-care regime look like? If you believe the Washington Post‘s reporting, the president himself hasn’t nailed down some of the principles. During his meeting last week with Trump, Ohio governor John Kasich delivered a pitch for a health-care reform proposal—one that differs from what the Trump administration and House Republicans have been drafting.

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