Even with Republican control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare has proceeded in fits and starts. However, Obamacare critics got a big boost from President Trump in his address to Congress Tuesday night and should now be very optimistic about the path forward, a path that hopefully includes an Obamacare repeal and replace plan for all Republicans.

Trump’s speech provided support for core components of the House Republican plan, including tax credits, expanded Health Savings Accounts, and allowing the cross-state purchase of health insurance. This wasn’t shocking, as the House plan is a close cousin of the Empowering Patients First Act, a bill authored by former congressman and current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price. Borrowing heavily from the Price plan was a wise move, both because of its strong policy merits and because it had a great deal of support from conservatives.