Obamacare loomed large Wednesday during a House Democratic hearing meant to focus on "Medicare for all" and other forms of universal health coverage.
Republicans warned that proposals to increase the government's role in healthcare would have the same disruptions that Obamacare did, but at a larger scale, including forcing people from health insurance plans they might like.
Democrats, on their end, praised Obamacare's rules obligating insurers to cover people with pre-existing illnesses. They blamed Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration for problems that the market has faced and appeared to conclude that they would need to shore up or expand Obamacare before pursuing other, more comprehensive measures.
