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13. The Republicans, back in 2017, came up with a plan pushed by tRump that came within one vote of passing

Reply to mpcamb (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:42 PM

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the AHCA (American Health Care Act) and the BCRA (Better Care Reconciliation Act), which were remarkably similar to the ACA except vastly underfunded -- such that premiums were expected to be much much higher (and coverage weaker) for most people, leading the CBO to estimate 22 million people would lose insurance as a result. Yet it came just one vote short of passing.
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Since 2017, nothing.

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