GOP Confronts 2026 Lacking Health Vision 15 Years Into Obamacare

December 24, 2025, 10:00 AM UTC

Republicans head into the new year with an old problem: figuring out where the party stands on health care.

The GOP has railed against the Affordable Care Act since it passed in 2010, but more than 15 years later still struggles to define its own solutions on an issue that affects every family across the country — and carries significant political weight.

The topic is already looming over the beginning of 2026 and likely the midterm elections, raising the salience again for a subject that has cost the GOP before.

First, a petition signed by Democrats and four Republicans will ...

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