WASHINGTON ― As the dust settles from Friday’s collapse of “Trumpcare” in the House of Representatives and fingers try to point out the various losers, at least one clear winner has emerged: facts. As in: the realities of the health insurance market, and their resistance to conform to promises made on the campaign trail. After fast-tracking a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act as the first major legislative item on the agenda of a unified, all-Republican government, Trump and House speaker Paul Ryan pulled their “American Health Care Act” just minutes before a scheduled vote. Too many Republicans ― dozens, both conservative Freedom Caucus members as well as moderates ― were prepared to vote against it. “That is the growing pains of being a governing party,” Ryan said later.

Source: Huffington Post March 24, 2017 22:07 UTC