What will happen to Obamacare?

[flamingdem]

I can't go back to horrible, overpriced insurance, nooo.

[Robbins]

1. Republicans will vote in sneate and house to repeal it

Obama will veto it

[flamingdem]

5. Well that will buy time at a minimum

I know that common wisdom is that people like it and won't give it up, but they did hammer on it endlessly and have to answer to their base in some way.

[customerserviceguy]

8. Exactly correct

They will make attempts to repeal it, but will be rebuffed. However, I expect them to enact tweaks to it that get attached to other legislation, such as a budget, that will present the President with a hard choice.

[SHRED]

2. The hospitals, insurance companies, and millions of people...

...won't let Repubs touch it in any cutting way.

Turns out that while flawed the ACA is helping many millions of people.

[Blaukraut]

3. Nothing different than before. 50 votes to repeal, 50 vetoes n/t

[pkdu]

7. 60

[Blaukraut]

12. You think they'll have time to hold 60 votes in the next 2 years?

Then again, you might be right. They won't do anything else, except impeachment stuff.

[kelly1mm]

15. There has never been a veto as the senate has never passed the repeal. What R's will do is cut it

up into pieces, and pass with D support, certain 'fixes' to the ACA, such as the medical device tax and the 'Cadillac' plan tax. Those are both by themselves unpopular even among D's. What they will not do is replace those revenue streams which will lead to further ACA problems.

The question is if Senate D's will back the ACA or not. After this political season, I think not.

[roamer65]

4. The dem minority in the senate had better filibuster it.

[shenmue]

6. I'm probably fucked.

Obamacare was the only way I could get insurance, because there are hardly any jobs where I live, except temp. I found out I may have Cushing's syndrome. I often stagger and fall for no reason. I was supposed to have a mammogram too, but if they cut Obamacare, I won't be able to afford that either.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

10. Don't panic yet

I think they will "overhaul" the plan. Repeal will be vetoed. Overhaul might be a topic of discussion. Or, it too may be vetoed. Let's see what happens.

[jwirr]

9. They will vote 50 more times to repeal it and waste our time impeaching the President for as long as

they can.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. see this -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025763665

[ConnorMarc]

13. Nothing Bad Will Happen To Obamacare

It's doing too much good.
It can only be improved upon going forward.

[Samantha]

14. Mitch said if he was the majority leader the first day he would start to repeal

the Affordable Care Act, and he would do it with 51 votes. I think he meant it.

Sam

[Hoyt]

20. Until insurers, hospitals, docs, medical equipment manufacturers, etc, lobby him.

Even businesses want to get rid of insuring workers.

At least I hope he'll change his attitude.

[Samantha]

21. Well, weigh the combined weight of everyone mentioned againt the influence

of people like the Koch Brothers who think the government should not be awarding subsidies so the minions can have healthcare. If this type of stuff keeps up, it might interfere with the Federal subsidies they and their ilk receive.

So in good faith answer, who do you believe would win that argument -- organizations involved with health care or the rich that finance our elections?

That is a sincere question.

Sam

[Hoyt]

23. I think the Republicans were against it because Obama was for it.

Now, they can take some of the credit for "straightening it out."

If Obama had proposed Medicare prescription drug coverage, it would not have passed under bush in 2005.

Like all politics, who really knows what will happen. KKKochs and Republicans might realize Medicare for all will save corporations billions.

[ConnorMarc]

22. Let Him Try

That WILL be his last time in that cushy position for sure.
He knows that too.

[MFrohike]

16. They'll trade him

Obamacare for Social Security and Medicare.

[Hoyt]

17. It might even get improved if republicans think they can take credit.

I don't think they'd get away with repealing it at this point. They've used it to wound Obama and take control of Senate. That's what they wanted.

[pstokely]

18. nothing

nt

[workinclasszero]

19. DOA I have no doubt

Thats dead and gone because all the scared democrats will let it die. They don't want to look bad on Fox news, ya know?

[cheapdate]

24. The GOP will attack it with a vengence.

They'll attach crippling restrictions and defunding provisions to must-pass omnibus appropriations bills.

It's even possible that the senate could take up one of the many house repeal bills and attach it whole as an amendment to another essential bill.

I think they will do this and soon. But of course I could be wrong.

God help us.