Don’t repeal Obamacare and try to replace it with a brand new law that will be called “TrumpCare.” If you try a completely new law and it doesn’t work well, then you will make the same mistake that the Democrats made. Start with the “low hanging fruit” of:
- maintaining coverage of pre-existing conditions,
- maintaining coverage of children up to age 26 on parents’ policies,
- eliminating mandates of coverage on small businesses,
- increasing competition by allowing sales of health care coverage across state lines,
- and incorporating tort reform for some relief for doctors.
- Don’t forget strong leadership for FQHC’s like Community Health Care, Inc.
Try these changes first and see if you can get some help from across the aisle. If you can implement these easier changes and it works effectively, then create one new document that eliminates the entire Obamacare document and incorporates all the changes that work effectively into one omnibus document called “TrumpCare.” This exercise is all about risk and reward for Republicans as you try to maintain control of both houses in 2018. You can make these incremental changes before the next election cycle.
Please consider the risk-and-reward dynamics of a 100% repeal-and-replace. If you don’t like the way Obamacare was crafted and passed by the Democrats, then try a more incremental approach. Hubris caused the train wreck of Obamacare. Don’t let Republican hubris get in the way of making incremental changes that work for all Americans.
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