Senate approves first step to repealing Obamacare

Democrats accused Republicans of rushing to scrap Obama care, a law that has enabled up to 20 million previously uninsured Americans to obtain health coverage, without yet having a firm replacement plan. Moderate Republican Representative Charlie Dent said he had reservations about voting for the effort to start a repeal but would not say whether he would vote for or against it.

Really, though, the entire Obamacare “repeal and replace” process is riddled with uncertainty.

Burr has been a primary sponsor of a bill called the CARE Act to replace the ACA, one of several proposals that could factor into this year’s debate on what will come after the ACA. Additionally, parental coverage of those under 26 seems to be one of the most popular aspects of the Affordable Care Act among both Democrats and Republicans, unlike plenty of other, less popular aspects of the program.

Dent has voted before to repeal Obamacare, but continues to have concerns about how it’s done.

Trump, the Republican president-elect who takes office on January 20, called Obama care a “disaster” during his campaign and pledged to repeal and replace it. But for many elements of a new health care law, Republicans are likely to need 60 votes and Democratic support, and at this point, the two parties aren’t even talking.

The Alabama Democrat voted against a GOP-approved budget resolution in the House Friday.

Just nine House Republicans dissented from the party line Friday and opposed a budget resolution created to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Senate finance committee chairman Orrin Hatch, a Republican, said that could be hard under Senate rules.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that despite those overnight votes, his party still plans to preserve some popular parts of Obamacare.

The US conservatives who have long opposed the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – have now taken the judicial way to have it repealed.

“I think that anybody that thinks we’re going to get any kind of solution out of this that’s partisan is kidding themselves”, Peterson said.

Which is why it’s so scary for them to not know what’s next.

At a press conference Wednesday, Trump said he is prepared to offer a detailed replacement plan as soon as his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary – Republican Rep. Tom Price of Georgia – is confirmed by the Senate.

Lujan says they haven’t seen a replacement plan from the Republicans put in place. But the reason lies with the way Republicans want to get Obamacare repeal through Congress – not with an inherent opposition to protecting sick Americans.

“[The Affordable Care Act] said to women of America, You can’t be charged more just because you’re a woman”.

It is expected the replacement would seek to end the statute’s unpopular requirement that many individuals buy coverage and that larger companies provide it to workers.