Republican Governors Balk as Congress Races to End Obamacare
- Medicaid has buoyed budgets in 31 states that expanded it
- ‘We must be careful not to increase the rate of uninsured.’
Donald Trump and the Uncertain Future of Obamacare
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Republican governors, while remaining publicly committed to ending Obamacare, are telling their congressional delegations that repealing the health-care law without an adequate replacement would ravage budgets and swamp hospitals with the uninsured.
The leaders of states such as Ohio, Nevada, Idaho and even Alabama are urging a heavy dose of caution, according to statements and letters solicited by U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. They’re warning lawmakers as President-elect Donald Trump and congressional leaders come to grips with the reality of promises to end a law Trump styled “a disaster” even as it brought insurance to 20 million Americans.