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Maybe Republicans Don't Want to Kill Obamacare After All
By putting off a decision for three years, they are improving the chances the law will survive.
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Commentators who are experts on health-insurance reform have argued that the current Republican "repeal and delay" plan for Obamacare is a mistake, if not a disaster. This group includes Affordable Care Act opponents, such as my View colleague Megan McArdle and the Washington Examiner's Philip Klein, as well as supporters of the law such as Vox's Sarah Kliff and HuffPost's Jonathan Cohn and Jeffrey Young.
Republicans tentatively plan to hold a "repeal" vote soon after the new Congress convenes. But they have put off the effective date for carrying it out for up to three years, so they can come up with a workable replacement plan they can all agree on.