I would think trump could cut a “deal deal” with the holdouts.
Capito and Collins want more people on Medicaid. Paul and Lee want full repeal.
What is the deal you can cut to get them on the same page?
Actually, you can probably repeal Obamacare tomorrow if you raised the income requirements for Medicaid by 30 percent and created an option for people unable to obtain coverage due to a pre-existing condition to join a Medicaid plan.
At the same time, that’s a giant leap forward towards single payer, and I don’t have the first freaking clue how you pay for it.
I mean, it’s the least conservative idea imaginable.
But promising that everyone will be covered and premiums will be lower is a terribly unconservative position too.
I think we are sort of beyond conservatism at this point with healthcare. People want everything covered and they don’t want to pay for it.