President Donald Trump has said the GOP's tax bill "essentially repealed" Obamacare.
He's wrong — the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will survive 2018 at least semi-intact. It's probably not going to thrive, though.
The worst-case scenario for the law – a partial repeal paired with deep cuts to Medicaid – was averted after the GOP couldn't muster 50 votes for a series of bills in the Senate. The election of Doug Jones in Alabama and signals from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggest another bite at that particular apple is not forthcoming.
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