Do conservatives really want universal health coverage?

Published March 28, 2017 9:53pm ET



Last week, Republicans failed to pass a major health reform bill out of the House. The bill, according to a disputed estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, would have caused millions of Americans to lose health coverage.

But President Trump, as recently as January, vowed “insurance for everybody,” suggesting this is one of his goals. Other Republicans like Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., seem to share this view; he bemoaned this loss of coverage and opposed the bill.

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