“What protection is Obamacare if there is no health care plan to purchase in your state?” Mr. Ryan asked. Twenty Republicans crossed the aisle vote against the bill, which, like the Affordable Care Act itself, passed without any votes from the minority party. The bill would also repeal many of the taxes imposed by the Affordable Care Act on high-income people, insurers and drug companies, among others. Many of the defenders of the bill focused not so much on its details but on the shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Trump pointed to Aetna’s announcement this week that it would no longer offer policies on Virginia’s Affordable Care Act exchange.

Source: New York Times May 04, 2017 18:20 UTC