Phase one of the Republican’s bid to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health care law -the Affordable Care Act - may have hit a road block Monday after the Congressional Budget Office predicted 24 million people would lose their insurance by 2026. The proposal, which has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, has received a cold reception by members on both sides of the aisle including health care experts and conservative groups. So is the bill dead on arrival? Jim welcomes his Boston Public Radio co-host Margery Eagan (@MargeryEagan), Michael Astrue (@amjuster), a republican who served as the commissioner of the Social Security administration under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and Jesse Mermell (@jessemermell), former communications director for Governor Deval Patrick, to discuss the bill’s future.
