If the Supreme Court decides that parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are unconstitutional but other parts are okay to keep, House Republicans feel Congress will have a "mess" on its hands, according to a Hill report.
Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) said it would be a "mess" if the Supreme Court throws out the individual mandate requiring adult Americans to have health insurance, but keeps other parts of the healthcare law. Congress would then need to brainstorm how to pay for reforms called for in the law without the help of revenue generated from the individual mandate, according to the report.
Oklahoma GOP Rep. James Lankford also referred to the healthcare law as a "mess."
Rep. Lankford said he's "looking forward to an opportunity, depending on what happens with the Supreme Court, to start solving this mess," according to the report.
The problem Republicans face is that, while the PPACA in its entirety is not very popular nationwide — a recent Atlantic poll found 36 percent approve of the healthcare law — parts of it resonate strongly with the public. Many Americans support a measure that allows children to stay on their parents' health plans until they turn 26, as well as a provision that forbids insurance companies from denying coverage to people based on preexisting health conditions.
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Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) said it would be a "mess" if the Supreme Court throws out the individual mandate requiring adult Americans to have health insurance, but keeps other parts of the healthcare law. Congress would then need to brainstorm how to pay for reforms called for in the law without the help of revenue generated from the individual mandate, according to the report.
Oklahoma GOP Rep. James Lankford also referred to the healthcare law as a "mess."
Rep. Lankford said he's "looking forward to an opportunity, depending on what happens with the Supreme Court, to start solving this mess," according to the report.
The problem Republicans face is that, while the PPACA in its entirety is not very popular nationwide — a recent Atlantic poll found 36 percent approve of the healthcare law — parts of it resonate strongly with the public. Many Americans support a measure that allows children to stay on their parents' health plans until they turn 26, as well as a provision that forbids insurance companies from denying coverage to people based on preexisting health conditions.
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