At a pre-election gathering in Pennsylvania last fall‚ Mike Johnson made some eye-catching statements about health-care reform plans. The House Speaker discussed ideas for a complete re-do of Americas health-care system — which would happen if Donald Trump returns to office
The Louisiana rep spoke at a GOP event (where he was supporting a local House candidate) and laid out plans that could affect the decade-old Affordable Care Act. This law which started back in 2010‚ helps many Americans get health coverage: its reach extends to tens-of-millions of people across the country
The timing of Johnsons comments raised some eye-brows; making such big policy statements right before election-time isnt a common move. The Speaker talked about what he called a “massive reform“ to the health-care system — something Republicans have tried to change many times before. His words show that top-level GOP members are still looking at ways to re-shape how Americans get their health-care