BenefitsPRO editor-in-chief Paul Wilson
reflects on the current politics of health care.

For years now, health care has remained stubbornly rooted in the national spotlight. Depending on the shifting perceptions and political headwinds of any given moment, both parties have taken turns scrambling to get in the latest headline-grabbing jab or to mark another tally on their ever-expanding and often exhausting mental scorecards.

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about the GOP's premature celebration in the wake of the passage in the House of an Obamacare replacement bill, complete with hyperbole from the President (“It's going to be unbelievable”) and jeering from House Democrats. Not the finest moment for either party.

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Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.