Despite a handful of promising drives, Republicans have a losing record on health care reform over the past two decades. Since the passage of ObamaCare, the GOP has repeatedly failed to successfully field an alternative vision — leaving more Americans with insurance cards but fewer who can afford it. Will Republicans prevail this time around with the so-called “Great Healthcare Plan” released in January?
Republican margins in Congress are extremely slim and getting members to coalesce behind one blueprint will be like herding cats. But there is hope given conservatives were able to eke out a tax cut win last summer under similar conditions. To borrow a line from “Dumb and Dumber”, “so you’re telling me there’s a chance.”
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