Republicans see political peril as party scrambles for health-care plan
-- President Donald Trump’s surprise escalation of his legal attack on Obamacare dropped a political grenade in the laps of congressional Republicans, who are now stuck with devising a viable alternative if the courts invalidate the 2010 health-care law.
“They will have to generate some sort of action” in Congress, Holtz-Eakin said. “I don’t think they’re ready. I don’t think there’s any evidence the White House has a plan.” Democrats exploited that issue to great effect in the 2018 elections by arguing that the Republican plan would allow insurers to spike costs for sick people and potentially price them out of the market. They’re eager to exploit it again ahead of the 2020 election.
The former congressman warned that even if Republicans come up with a plan, they won’t be able to pass it through a Democratic House and would likely fail to get 60 votes needed in the Senate, meaning they’re more likely to be blamed for the resulting havoc.There are some concrete proposals from congressional Republicans to amend the health care system, including a new bill from Florida’s Scott to limit drug prices.
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