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January 07, 2017 12:00 AM

The rhetoric over repeal and replace

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    On Capitol Hill last week, political leaders warned their parties that what lies ahead in the battle to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will include a public relations struggle where both sides point fingers and swap words. And everyone from policymakers to pundits has already weighed in.

     

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    Joseph Antos

     

    American Enterprise Institute

     

    James Capretta

     

    American Enterprise Institute

     

     

     

    “It is not necessary for Congress to address every issue in a replacement bill. But the solutions to the problems in U.S. health care, and with the ACA, are not to be found in tinkering around the edges of existing policy.” - Jan. 3, 2017

     

     

     


     

     

     

     

    Andy Slavitt

     

    CMS Acting Administrator

     

     

     

     

    “Repealing ACA would balloon the Federal budget & throw state budgets into turmoil. This is fiscally conservative?” - Jan. 5 on Twitter

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Rick Pollack

     

    American Hospital Association CEO

     

    Chip Kahn

     

    Federation of American Hospitals CEO

     

     

     

     

    “Losses of this magnitude...decimate hospitals' and health systems' ability to provide services, weaken local economies that hospitals help sustain and grow, and result in massive job losses. ”

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Donald Trump

     

    President-elect

     

     

     

     

     

     

    “The Democrats, led by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. ... time for Republicans & Democrats to get together and come up with a healthcare plan that really works.” - Jan. 5 on Twitter

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Chuck Schumer

     

    Senate Minority Leader

     

     

     

     

    “Instead of calling names, [the] president-elect should roll up his sleeves and show us a replacement plan that will cover the 20 million Americans who gained coverage.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Barack Obama

     

    President

     

     

     

     

    “I will take the responsibility for not having fully communicated with the American people for why this is an extraordinary victory for them.”

     

     

     

     

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