Trump's 1st 100 days. Can trump fulfil his promise to repeal& replace obamacare?

Trump’s First 100 Days: Can Trump fulfill his promise to repeal & replace Obamacare?

By Elise Viebeck

March 7 at 11:00 PM

Here’s where things stand heading into Day 48 of the Trump administration:

Donald Trump said one of his first priorities as president would be repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

Now he’s learning that this task is much harder than he anticipated — no thanks to his own party.

It turns out that disagreements among Washington Republicans are a big part of the challenge facing leaders as they try to follow through on Trump’s campaign promise to implement a more conservative vision for American health care.

Trump: 'I'm proud to support the replacement plan'

 

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President Trump praised the House Republicans' plan to alter the Affordable Care Act, March 7, at the White House. (The Washington Post)

House Republicans released legislation to replace Obamacare on Monday night, and despite praise from the White House, the plan’s fate was in doubt less than 24 hours later. Not a great sign for a major Trump priority.

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So, what happened during that short window of time to place the bill in doubt?

In short, it was a conservative revolt. Lawmakers and activist groups on the conservative right came out en masse against the American Health Care Act on Tuesday, saying that it does not go far enough in pulling back elements of President Barack Obama’s 2010 health-care overhaul.

From left, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) speak about the American Health Care Act on Tuesday. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

This leaves leaders in a tricky spot. If they change the bill to appease hard-line conservatives, they could lose votes from more moderate Republicans whose support is necessary for its passage.

Losing those votes is a possibility: On Monday, four moderate Republican senators expressed worries that the bill doesn’t go far enough in protecting people who gained coverage through some states’ expansion of Medicaid under the ACA.

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