In Kentucky, Pence says ‘Obamacare has failed,’ touts Republican plan
"Obamacare has failed the people of America, Obamacare has failed the people of
Pence appeared with Gov.
Pence celebrated some of the elements of the Republican bill and ideas supported by
Pence also pledged to keep some of the more popular elements of Obama's Affordable Care Act, the bill he and Bevin said has failed the people of
The event came just a few days after
"We are united on repeal, but we are divided on replacement," Paul said Wednesday. "What's the best way to get past this impasse? Let's vote on what we voted before: A clean repeal."
Bevin, on Friday, agreed with Paul that there are issues with the bill as it is written but said the bill is a work in progress and that he expects changes to be made by the House or
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On Saturday, Bevin said
"If we focus on the health care and the health outcomes, we will ultimately have a more affordable system," Bevin said.
Experts say it's too soon to expect reliable data on improved health outcomes due to the Affordable Care Act, but that access to care has increased since 2013.
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But Bevin and Pence pointed out some of the problems that people have seen with the Affordable Care Act in
Both Bevin and Pence said disagreement over the bill in
"There are differences of ideas, but the one thing everyone agrees on is this: change has to come," Bevin said.
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