Yes, Republicans have an Obamacare repeal plan — and it would work

Published November 7, 2019 8:48pm ET



The latest defense of Obamacare isn’t a defense at all, it’s just the claim that Republicans don’t have an alternative and should therefore stop trying to get the landmark health insurance law overturned by the courts. But now, the House of Representatives’ Republican Study Committee has stepped up with its own plan, “A Framework for Personalized, Affordable Care.”

The plan isn’t really a replacement of Obamacare. Rather, it fundamentally changes the structure of the healthcare system by pulling the federal government out and encouraging innovation at the state level. By empowering states to frame their own plans for their own residents and allowing consumers to use health savings accounts to purchase coverage that fits into their lifestyles and health goals, the Republican plan becomes accessible to a broad range of income brackets and puts the emphasis on care, not coverage. This is long overdue, as the status quo of Obamacare isn’t working.

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