Beginning in January, the Republican-controlled Congress, working with the incoming Trump administration, will have the opportunity to roll back the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with a plan that is less driven by federal control and regulation. The starting point for this effort ought to be that everyone in the United States should have health insurance, protecting them against major medical expenses.
Making broad enrollment in health insurance a primary goal of an ACA replacement plan will necessarily mean embracing some policies that do not always come naturally to the GOP. Here are four of the more important policies that should be included in a GOP replacement plan:
