by Jonathan Bernstein
I don’t think anyone believes that the Web site problems — including thepotentially even worse back-end problems — are impossible to fix. It may be that the design problems are a symptom of the complexity of the law, but that doesn’ t mean they are structurally unworkable.
The electoral schedule, meanwhile, gives everyone plenty of breathing room. The administration has plenty of time to get things fixed by November 2014. Even if health care reform is a net negative at that point, the worst that could happen is unified Republican control of Congress facing a solid veto from the White House.
And by 2017, if the Affordable Care Act is basically working, it’s highly unlikely that a unified Republican government (if that’s what 2016 produces) would repeal it, even if “Obamacare” still polls badly. At that point, it would mean taking away long-established benefits from too many people, including too many Republican voters.
So what really matters is the policy, not the electoral or congressional politics.
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