Among the many paths the GOP is considering as it confronts its pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act is one in which it gradually undoes many of the landmark health law’s provisions in the hopes an incremental repeal would not leave so many people in a lurch.
Republicans are suggesting whatever legislation they plan to push through Congress in the coming months might repeal the ACA but not go into effect for another two years.
The problem, as discussed by The Hill, is that the ACA is premised on the participation of private insurers. Many that are already struggling to turn a profit with the plans they sell through Healthcare.gov are only sticking around with the hope that the business will become profitable in the long-term.
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