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It is understandable that there are portions of the Affordable Care Act which Republican might want to repeal. There are even some aspects which I don’t agree with–but the bill in its entirety is far better than the former status quo. John Boehner says that everything must go:

“We voted to fully repeal the president’s healthcare law as one of our first acts as a new House majority, and our plan remains to repeal the law in its entirety,” Boehner said to reporters. “Anything short of that is unacceptable.”

Repealing everything would mean:

• Insurance companies would be able to deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions
• Insurance companies would be able to drop people should they get sick and cost them too much money
• Many young people up to age 26 now covered under their parents’ policies would have to buy their own policies
• The plans to eliminate the donut hole for Medicare Part D prescription plans would be dropped, increasing costs for seniors
• The limitations on how much profit an insurance company can make off policies would be dropped–along with the rebates many customers will soon be receiving
• Small businesses would lose tax breaks for providing health care to employees
• There would be an increase in the deficit according to CBO projections