A Detailed Analysis of the Republican Alternative to Obamacare

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House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton along with Senate Finance Chairman Orin Hatch and Senator Richard Burr have outlined what is, at least for now, the Republican alternative to Obamacare.

Republicans will now argue they have a better health insurance reform plan and that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced by it––particularly if the Supreme Court plunges the new health law into
SOURCE: Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review – Read entire story here.

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