Here are five takeaways:
1. President Obama said the Republican bill would, “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving healthcare in America.”
2. His veto ensures the ACA will stand throughout the duration of his presidency.
3. On Jan. 6, the House passed the repeal measure in a 240-181 vote. The Senate passed the measure in December.
4. In a statement, President Obama claimed those trying to repeal his healthcare bill would take away healthcare from millions of Americans without giving consumers another viable plan to replace coverage.
5. The Republican legislation would have canceled the ACA’s expansion of the federal-state Medicaid health program for the poor and would cease penalties for not complying with the ACA’s requirement that individuals and large employers purchase insurance for themselves and their employees.
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