This is neither repeal nor repair

Published June 23, 2017 4:01am ET



If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes it when he says “Obamacare is collapsing under its own weight,” he should not give it a lick of fresh paint but should tear it down and rebuild it.

His bill, crafted in back rooms by a handful of anonymous committee staffers, leaves in place Obamacare’s basic infrastructure whiling tinkering with a few details and bailing out insurers.

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