The focus of public attention appears to be shifting from the well-documented defects of the health care law to the plaintive pleas of people terrified of losing insurance if the law is repealed. Republicans acknowledge their constituents’ concerns, but they say supporters of the health law are manufacturing them. Some Democrats distanced themselves from the Obama administration after HealthCare.gov crashed on its debut in 2013. But as Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans race to repeal the law, Democrats are taking a more aggressive stance. Republicans said the Obama administration had been slow to recognize and acknowledge problems with the Affordable Care Act.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 23:29 UTC