That is exactly what's wrong with "fixing" ObamaCare instead of killing it. Whatever administrative changes Dr. Price can make today can be reversed later by Drs. Marx or Engels. Unless ObamaCare is truly killed, it can always be revived.
So how do you kill it?
Here is what will happen: Schumer and Hoyer have expressed a desire to work with Trump to fix some of the problems with Obamacare. They want to mend it, not end it in much the same way that many Reps would really like to do to avoid a political confrontation.
The continued implosion of Obamacare will cause the public to demand that the problems be fixed. The Dems and some Reps would be happy to accommodate them. Trump could use the leverage to make desired changes with Dem support and aid the average Americans who are being hurt by the system. Trump could say that he tried the GOP way to fix the problem and it didn't work. Now a bipartisan effort is called for to make Obamacare work. Now it is no longer a disaster that needs to be repealed.
This is not outlandish. The Reps have already aided the Dems in making more than 100 fixes to keep Obamacare working.
New poll shows Americans want to fix Obamacare, not end it, while Koch groups push for full repeal
Fully 68% of Americans want to keep what works and fix the rest, while just 32% prefer the GOP's repeal and replace approach, according to polling from Hart Research. Moreover, the polling showed most Americans — including 54% of President Trump's voters — have a favorable view of the Medicaid system, which would face steep cuts under the Republican plan.