To cushion the political blow of taking away Obamacare, Republicans are portraying the ACA as collapsing on its own, but signups reached 6.4 million by the Dec. 19 deadline, an increase of 400,000 over the previous years number at this time.

Republicans plan to use a fast-track procedure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but with a built-in delay to postpone full repeal for years while they navigate the complexities of passing a replacement.

If Obamacare were repealed, the top 1 percent of earners would get a tax cut and low-income households would see a tax increase, a new study shows.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said it will be two or three years before the repeal takes effect."

Trumps selection of Tom Price to lead the Health and Human Services Department provoked Democratic concerns that Republicans will try to privatize Medicare when they go after Obamacare.

When President-elect Donald Trump takes the White House in January, what will health care look like?

'If we dont repeal and replace Obamacare, we will destroy American health care forever,' Trump said.

But the ex-president's critique was more nuanced than it seemed.