Republican Senator Would Let States Keep Obamacare If They Want

  • Cassidy hopes to win bipartisan support with replacement plan
  • Pairs tax credits with state flexibility, opt-out insurance

Here's How Republicans Are Working to Repeal Obamacare

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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won’t refuse: If their states like Obamacare, they can keep it.

A doctor who worked for decades in charity hospitals and clinics before joining Congress, Cassidy plans to introduce soon an updated version of his health-care plan aimed at giving states flexibility to keep Obamacare, nix it entirely or transition to a new system of health savings accounts and automatic health plan enrollment.