They are making a mistake. Even if they will ultimate keep some provisions this is not the technique one takes to achieve the goal of repeal. I really don’t understand why they don’t get it. All that blurring the line does is make it harder as well as set the stage for the dilution of opposition to that horrible bill. I’m beginning to think that some in the GOP are willing to go soft on Obamacare to help set the stage for the ascendancy of Mitt Romney.
And leaving “pre-existing conditions” in negates the whole purpose of insurance.
The entire idea of insurance is that you can assess the risk of an event in a pool of people who are paying premiums.
As soon as you say that somebody gets to wait until AFTER they have an event to join the pool, you are no longer talking about something rational.
Irrationality is the sole province of government.