I’d prefer immeidaite repeal, but phasing it out may be the best we can expect as a political matter.
Better to have a democrat who is honest about supporting it than a lying sack of fecal matter who lies about wanting to rid of it. (Or so I said)...
Six months? O.K. Two years? Hell no!
Repeal OBAMACARE and give us what healthcare CONGRESS has.
Just to clarify, the two year delay being proposed would be a two year delay for the full repeal to actually kick in. Some seem to have misunderstand McConnell to be proposing a 2 year delay for the replacement only, with the repeal taking place immediately.
Smart move.
If Collins and Rand Paul vote no they will be outed as Obama moles.
Does this mean lord McCain approves?
I’m all for repealing Obamacare now and replacing it with something better later, IF this includes the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
The Senate bill that has died, had the defunding of Planned Parenthood in it, and I want Planned Parenthood to be defunded!
“2 year delay to replace”
That should be enough time for the states to get together and pass an appropriate Constitutional amendment.
Trump can lead the process.
The power over healthcare not specifically delegated to the federal government is given to the states or the people. Amendment X.
Repeal now with a promise to replace sometime before the sun burns out.
Typical. Kick that can down the road.
McConnell’s only proposing this because he knows there isn’t a chance in hades of a full repeal making it through the senate. It would be surprising if it even makes it to the Senate floor, because the majority of the spineless senate doesn’t want to be on record for voting against it.
Unless the Senate rules are changed, which is unlikely, 60 votes are needed to call the vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare (only 50 + Pence are needed for it to pass).
However, everyone has been focused on only one aspect of the problem: who pays and how. More important in my mind is to attack the cost side of the equation. If costs weren't so wildly out of control this endless battle over health insurance wouldn't be such a big deal.
Currently, we have a system in which so many hospitals and healthcare networks have merged and consolidated that we essentially have a healthcare/health insurance cartel. There is zero competition, there is zero pricing transparency (entering an emergency room is like handing them a blank check), and there is collusion and price-fixing galore occurring. CEOs in the health sector are the highest paid of any business sector in the entire country, many being paid in the tens of millions per year. Other administrative staff are paid similarly stratospheric amounts, and their primary goal is to maximize revenue with little concern for anything else, even though most hospitals are ostensibly non-profit.
If ever there were an industry that desperately needed a healthy dose (no pun intended) of competition, it is the healthcare industry. We also need to get the third party payers out of the mix to the greatest extent possible. Similar to the housing bubble and the current higher education bubble, third party money just drives unwarranted inflation and disincentivizes efficiency and cost containment. Force the providers to price their product according to what individuals can actually afford to, or are willing to pay (something we used to call a "market") and the situation would change rapidly. If one hospital or network wants to continue to fleece its patients, then there should also be dozens of competitors eager to take their business away from them and to do a much better job of serving their patients in the process. Until all of this happens, the bickering over Obamacare will not really solve anything.
Repeal now, then drag your stupid, loser Republican feet in trying to pass another unconstitutional health care bill. At least we’ll be done with the first one.
Yes, please, repeal now.
There should be no hurry to “replace.” In fact, the noise about “replace” is a trap.
After repeal, then the Republicans should systematically study the problems in the health care system, and address each of them separately. Trying to solve the problems with a one-size-fits-all “solution” is doomed to fail.
They would do well to learn the Army’s seven step method for problem-solving and apply it here.
There is No need for a two year delay to kill Obama Care.It was done many times by the RINO’s during all of those phones votes the House and Senate Republicans took to get back into office.
Obama Care needs to be killed today so that the people can plan their financial futures.Without having to worry what the D.C. Clowns are doing.
Thank God we are (perhaps) going for a straight repeal. I’m not thrilled with the two-year delay, but it’s better than a bad replacement.
Stupid. Just stupid
Fox just reported 60 votes are needed for full repeal unless he changes the rules for a 51 vote majority.
I dream of a day when Republicans control the Senate and can do things like that.