Nobody ever accused Trump ofbeing a policy wonk, but it goes beyond misunderstanding tocharge that “Under the Democrats' plan, today's Medicare would beforced to die.” (Photo: AP)
President Donald Trump once pledged to replace Obamacare with a system that wouldprovide good health insurance for all Americans. His failure todevise such a plan became obvious during his first year in office,as he and the Republican Congress tried in vain to repeal the Affordable CareAct. Various alternatives were floated that would have onlyincreased the number of Americans without health insurance.
Consequently, Americans turned against the idea of “repeal andreplace,” and became wary of efforts to undermine Obamacare, especially its guaranteeof access to insurance for people with pre-existing conditions.This has now turned into a big problem for Republican senators andrepresentatives running for re-election.
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