vox : reported that John Boehner: Obamacare repeal and replace “not going to happen”

"[Congressional Republicans are] going to fix Obamacare — I shouldn't call it repeal-and-replace, because it's not going to happen," he said. Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner isn't optimistic about Republicans' ability to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Boehner said the talk in November about lightning-fast passage a new health care framework was wildly optimistic. Here's what he told a health care conference on Thursday morning, via Politico:He said changes to former President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement would likely be relatively modest. Plans previously offered by current congressional leadership, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, would significantly cut funding for the program.

Hill GOP asks governors to save Obamacare repeal

"And they want to partner with the federal government to provide affordable and accessible health care." The party is still divided over key issues -- including how far to take the repeal bill. They are under a time constraint because they are using fast-track budget rules that will allow them to avoid a filibuster in the Senate and pass a repeal bill on a party-line vote. Bill Haslam of Tennessee, whose states did not expand Medicaid under the law; and two governors from states that did: Kasich and Nevada Gov. Tax credits and health savings accountsMoreover, a number of Republicans are demanding that the repeal bill also include some new provisions to help replace the law.

Boehner: Obamacare repeal 'not going to happen'

Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner doesn't think the GOP can fully repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare. Boehner said at a healthcare conference in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday that the Republican plan to overhaul President Barack Obama's signature law was "not going to happen." The repeal of Obamacare has long been on the to-do list for Republicans, even during Boehner's tenure. Boehner retired from Congress in 2015, and his successor, House Speaker Paul Ryan, announced last week that House Republicans were planning to introduce their Obamacare replacement bill after the legislature's weeklong Presidents' Day break. According to the report, Boehner concluded his talk by saying "most of the framework of the Affordable Care Act" was "going to be there" in the end.



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