The Gop's 'better Care' Act Is Better Than You Think

OnlineEditor@theweek.com (Erica Grieder), The Week
Tue, 06/27/2017 - 2:57am

There's a lot to like about the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the health-care bill unveiled last week by Senate Republicans. As drafted, the proposal preserves the most worthy features of the Affordable Care Act while addressing some of its key flaws. This is, apparently, a controversial opinion. Many critics on the right (like Rand Paul and Americans for Prosperity) decry the plan as some watered-down ObamaCare lite.

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