The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Trump Administration

This segment originally aired on The Diane Rehm Show on November 14, 2016. The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen. AP PHOTO/ANDREW HARNIK Republicans in Congress have voted more than 50 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act without success. Now, they have an ally in President-elect Donald Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to “repeal and replace” the law. But over the weekend, Trump seemed to soften his stance. He told the Wall Street Journal he would consider leaving in place some provisions, including one that prohibits insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. Guest host Susan Page and guests discuss the future of President Obama’s signature legislation in a Trump administration and with a Republican congress. Guests Julie Rovner senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News; author of “Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z” Susan Dentzer president and ceo, NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation), a non-profit think-tank Ceci Connolly president and CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans; co-author of “Landmark: The Inside Story of America’s New Health Care Law and What It Means for Us All” Listen: http://thedianerehmshow.org/audio/#/shows/2016-11-14/the-future-of-the-affordable-care-act-in-a-trump-administration/114023/@00:00 Transcript 10:06:54 MS. SUSAN PAGEThanks for joining us. I’m Susan Page of USA Today sitting in for Di...
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