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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT A REPLACEMENT NOT TINKERING WITH THE PARTS:

Obamacare Replacement Hits a Stumbling Block

One of the signature items promised to voters by President Trump has always been the rapid repeal and replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), otherwise known as Obamacare. Skyrocketing premium costs and failing insurance exchanges have made Obamacare an incredible disaster, and Republican voters have been clamoring for something better almost from the moment it was passed.

Unfortunately for Obamacare opponents, the wait may be just a little bit longer, as so far, Congress has not come up with a replacement that will be much of an improvement.

While various working groups in both houses of Congress have attempted to tackle Obamacare from different angles, the major proposed replacement of it currently being pushed by Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has been criticized for…