The effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act probably died when Alabama elected Doug Jones (D) to the Senate. ... Jones, whose victory will become official later this month, is expected to join the Senate when it returns in January. read more
The Republican Congress and the incoming Trump administration opened 2017 by trying to decide how -- and how quickly -- to repeal President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. What path lawmakers take on repealing and replacing the law will determine the impact on the American public. read more
Repealing the Affordable Care Act is one thing, coming up with a replacement is another. That leaves Republicans in Congress caught between a rock and a hard place. The problem is there is no way at the moment (at least none has been identified) to enact a “better, more affordable” alternative as President-elect Trump and the Republicans have promised. read more