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Health policy experts debate GOP's potential Obamacare replacement plan
House Republicans have tried and failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act over 60 times. Now, they are trying something new, with a proposal to replace Obamacare.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07:  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C) delivers remarks before signing legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and to cut off federal funding of Planned Parenthood during an enrollment ceremony in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol January 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama has promised to veto the bill.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C) delivers remarks before signing legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act in January.
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House Republicans have tried and failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act over 60 times. Now, they are trying something new, with a proposal to replace Obamacare.

House Republicans tried and failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act over 60 times since the law's passage almost six years ago.

Now, they are trying something new, with an alternative proposal to replace Obamacare.

What House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) unveiled on Thursday is more of an outline than a comprehensive plan though. The 37-page document calls for overhauling Medicare and Medicaid, as well as lowering how much younger people get charged for insurance.

"This isn't a return to the pre-Obamacare status quo," the GOP's new healthcare blueprint says. "And it isn't just an attempt to replace Obamacare and leave it at that. This is a new approach. It's a step-by-step plan to give every American access to quality, affordable health care."

No price tag is attached to the proposal. According to the LA Times, the lack of concrete legislative language and fineprints would make it difficult to perform a fiscal analysis on the plan.

Guests

Paul Howard, senior fellow and director of health policy at the Manhattan Institute

Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

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