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    Does Obamacare have a future after all?

    For six years, Republicans in Congress have voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, long dubbed "Obamacare." Now, with majorities in both Houses and Donald Trump in the White House, the process is beginning today. But in both houses, the GOP is divided.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 7, 2017 • 1 min read

    For six years, Republicans in Congress have voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, long dubbed "Obamacare." Now, with majorities in both Houses and Donald Trump in the White House, the process is beginning today. But in both houses, the GOP is divided. One side worries that supporters of President Trump may be among the millions who lose health insurance. The other says the new plan doesn't go far enough and complain its toughest provisions won’t take effect until 2020. They call it "Obamacare Light." Nobody knows the possible cost yet — and, as we hear, politics will be more important than substance.

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    3. 42:15Lawsuit alleges thousands of ICE detainees were forced into labor
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jonathan Cohn

      Senior National Correspondent at Huffington Post, where he writes about health care politics and policy; author of “The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage”

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      Van Breeding

      primary care physician

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      Paul Howard

      Manhattan Institute

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    House Republicans release their Obamacare replacement
    1. 1:24WikiLeaks posts trove of alleged CIA hacking documents
    2. 7:57Does Obamacare have a future after all?You’re reading this
    3. 42:15Lawsuit alleges thousands of ICE detainees were forced into labor
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