Senators propose giving states option to keep Affordable Care Act

Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Susan Collins of Maine, both Republicans, discussed their replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act during a news conference at the Capitol on Monday. Credit Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency

By Robert Pear | The New York Times

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Several Republican senators on Monday proposed a partial replacement for the Affordable Care Act that would allow states to continue operating under the law if they choose, a proposal meant to appeal to critics and supporters of former President Barack Obama’s signature health law.

But the plan was attacked by Democrats as a step back from the Affordable Care Act’s protections, and it was unlikely to win acceptance from conservative Republicans who want to get rid of the law and its tax increases as soon as possible. If anything, the proposal — by Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical doctor, and Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican — may show how difficult it will be for Republicans to enact a replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

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