In a speech at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers event in New York, Sept. 20, former president Barack Obama said efforts in Congress to end the Affordable Care Act could result in "real human suffering." (The Washington Post)Speaking Wednesday at an event hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, former president Barack Obama said that any effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act would end up “inflicting real human suffering” on Americans who had gained health coverage and consumer protections under the 2010 law. [New GOP health care bill will cut funding to 34 states, analysis shows]“It wasn’t perfect, but it was better,” the former president said of the ACA. And Graham issued a quick retort, noting in a statement, “It’s unrealistic to expect President Obama would acknowledge his signature issue is failing.”“It’s no surprise President Obama opposes sending money and power back to the states and closer to where the patients live,” Graham added. “Obamacare was designed with the exact opposite goal in mind — which is to consolidate health care power and decision-making in Washington.”

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2017 19:00 UTC