GOP Obamacare Plan Would Cover Fewer People; Blowback Grows
- Plan expands access for those who want it, Republicans say
- ‘Not everybody is going to have health care’: GOP lawmaker
Obamacare Popularity Grows as Repeal, Replace Advance
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Republican lawmakers expect that their Obamacare replacement will result in fewer Americans covered by health insurance, a fact that’s likely to increase blowback amid growing support for the program.
New details of the plan are beginning to emerge, described by lawmakers and their aides. While still being worked out, it would do away with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all Americans have health coverage or pay a fine, and replace it with rules that let people choose not to buy insurance, instead paying higher premiums or penalties if they need it later. The result would be fewer people covered, said Republican lawmakers.