In President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, he presented principles for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In doing so, Trump has made a bid to break a deadlock in his own party on how to move forward with health insurance reform.
Since Trump took office six weeks ago, consensus on how to replace the giant health care law has eluded the Republicans. Several plans have been proposed that run the gamut of options, from completely repealing Obamacare and replacing it with market-oriented measures, to allowing states to keep the law if they choose to do so. Meanwhile, pressure is building for the Republicans to take action.
