The effects of a repeal of ACA

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In essence, the new proposal now on the table is simply Obamacare lite. It's generally meaner for those that are old and sick, better for the young, healthy and well off. But what the whole freaking point of it all is, well, only the Republicans can answer that. 

Actually, they can't.

In explaining why Trump didn’t endorse the House plan in his speech, Owens and Swan wrote: “The view internally is that the current plan — drafted by both House and Senate leadership — is going to struggle to get out of Congress. It would be foolish for Trump to walk all the way down the plank and utter the sentence: ‘I support the health care plan drafted by the House.’”

Trump’s hesitancy makes sense. He’s made big promises on health care — that his plan would have “insurance for everybody” even if they couldn’t afford it, that hewouldn’t cut Medicaid, that he’d tackle high prescription drug costs, and that he’d let insurers sell across state lines. The first two promises would be outright broken by the House GOP bill, and the latter two simply aren’t included.

But it’s dreadful news for House GOP leaders hoping to get the bill through. Republicans will have enough problems passing the bill even if Trump does fully endorse it, given their divisions between conservatives who feel the bill is too close to Obamacare and moderates fearful of imperiling coverage for their constituents.

Trump’s statement on the House GOP’s Obamacare bill is a non-endorsement - Vox