Senate Republicans campaigned against Obamacare for seven years. Yet there was never an alternative that had support from a majority of their own party.
The problem is simple: Many (not all) Republicans see health care programs that help people—the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, etc.—as welfare. Others look at the evidence and see these programs that are effective: insuring people, creating jobs, supporting a rural economy, and actually resulting in better health outcomes. Evidence-based success stories.
[For more of this story, written by Mark Trahant, go to http://www.yesmagazine.org/new...ian-country-20170728]
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