Is The Affordable Care Act In Serious Jeopardy?

[Purveyor]

By JAKE MILLER / CBS NEWS/ November 17, 2013, 4:04 PM

With an eye on the 2014 midterm elections, a growing number of Democrats are voicing concerns about the insurance cancellations and website problems that have plagued the debut of the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges - a phenomenon highlighted Friday when 39 House Democrats broke ranks to support a GOP-authored bill that the White House said would undermine a "central premise" of the healthcare law.

It was a remarkable show of disunity from Democrats, who have splintered every which way in reaction to the Obamacare's rocky debut. And it raises an uncomfortable question for congressional Democrats who voted overwhelmingly in 2010 to approve the Affordable Care Act without any Republicans in tow: Will they have the political fortitude to stick to their guns and fend off changes to the law, or will a vulnerable caucus begin to accept alterations to a bill they've steadfastly safeguarded for years?

Despite the anxiety among her troops, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives insisted Sunday she isn't fretting about the law's future.

"I don't think it's in trouble," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters. "I think we just have to remain calm, get through the website getting fixed, clarify some misrepresentations about it."

"It's the law of the land," she added. "It's an important health, stability issue, security issue for the American people, and I believe that in a matter of months many more people will see that."

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[CatWoman]

1. well

if CBS says it, it must be true..........

[truedelphi]

2. I share your skepticism.

however, with all the major news networks and their Talking Heads pounding away at this situation, 24/7, it doesn't bode well for the ACA.

[Itchinjim]

3. No

[Drunken Irishman]

4. How could it be in jeopardy?

It would take Obama signing off on a repeal for it to be in serious jeopardy and that ain't happening. So, Republicans want to try and repeal in 2017 - roughly three years from now?

By that point, I'm guessing most everything will be running smoothly and people will like it. Even then, that requires them winning the White House and control of the Senate.

Neither is close to a given.

Certainly not close enough to say it's in jeopardy.

[CatWoman]

5. House Democrats Refuse To Revolt Over Obamacare

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/15/house-democrats-obamacare_n_4284108.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[FarCenter]

6. The law is not in jeopardy; Democratic Senators are.