by Patrick Appel
If the GOP takes the Presidency, the House, and Senate they could undo much of the Obama's health care reform law, but without sixty GOP votes in the Senate, Austin Frakt says the "the insurance regulations," which "require insurers to take all comers, independent of pre-existing conditions," aren't going anywhere:
Klein is right that the GOP could pull off the partial repeal he describes. However, practically speaking, one other thing (or set of things) must be in place for them to actually do it. It requires that powerful, interested groups back it. Oh sure, technically, Perry, McConnell, and Boehner don’t require the approval of hospitals and insurers, among others. But, realistically, if those three leaders are controlling the government and if they want their party to remain in power, they can’t cross these interest groups.
The Dish 