[lofenfew]

The affordable care act is the most reasonable path from the current american system to a system on par with other first world countries. This especially given the sort of republican opposition it's liable to face. It's current form is due in substantial part to the republicans gutting it, so you can't really blame the dems for it not working very well.

[lapcat]

The Affordable Care Act received precisely zero Republican votes in Congress. It was entirely a Democratic product.

[tristor]

John McCain, a Republican, famously voted to save the ACA during a time when the Republicans had a Congressional majority, even though his health was failing. He died shortly after the vote.