House Republicans Announce A Plan To Replace Obamacare

4:17pm June 22, 2016

Republican members of the House of Representatives line up to watch Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) sign legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and to cut off federal funding of Planned Parenthood during an enrollmen

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After six years of effort, House GOP leaders are announcing a new plan today that would replace the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, if it is repealed. Meanwhile, a new analysis shows that the U.S. will actually spend less on healthcare in the near future than expected.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Julie Rovner, senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News, about where Obamacare stands now.

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Julie Rovner, senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News. She tweets @jrovner.

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