HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/JOHN BOEHNER: “Former House Speaker John Boehner threw cold water Thursday [2-23-17] on the prospect of congressional Republicans following through on their pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
‘They’ll fix Obamacare,’ the former Ohio congressman predicted at a conference hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society in Orlando, Florida. ‘I shouldn’t have called it repeal and replace because that’s not what’s going to happen. They’re basically going to fix the flaws and put a more conservative box around it.’
Boehner’s comments come as his former colleagues face an uncertain path forward on dismantling then-President Barack Obama’s signature achievement. The party has yet to settle on a replacement plan, and many members are facing criticism at town hall meetings this week from constituents who are upset about the potential ramifications of Republicans following through on the campaign pledge.”
–Terence Burlij, “Boehner: Obamacare repeal and replace ‘not what’s going to happen’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Feb. 23, 2017