Goodbye Obamacare? More like hello single payer!

Once Donald Trump enters office, Republicans will be in a good position to repeal Obamacare, something they have been foaming at the mouth to do for quite some time. Democrats might be able to filibuster to prevent an outright appeal, although the majority has other ways to gut the law, such as the reconciliation process. I say let them go ahead and repeal Obamacare without putting up a big fight. As Trump told 60 Minutes, “I am going to take care of everybody. Everybody’s going to be taken care of much better than they’re taken care of now.” He also promised to provide “quality, reliable, affordable health care.” I look forward to hearing the great ideas revealed by Trump and the Republicans in Congress. If they can do what they say then I’m entirely in favor of it and will give them the credit that’s due. Meanwhile, I’m going to feel free to criticize the stock initiatives of the Republican party, which were largely mirrored in Trump’s campaign statements: Repeal Obamacare, by which they really mean keeping the popular pieces like making health plans accept members with pre-existing conditions without charging higher premiums, but at the same time jettisoning the unpleasant aspects such as the individual mandate and taxes that help subsidize coverage. Sounds nice, but without a mandate, plans will suffer from adverse selection, premiums will skyrocket, and people will be left uninsured Let health plans sell...
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