Republicans are finding their footing in a debate over healthcare by returning to their hunt for “waste, fraud, and abuse” — this time in Obamacare.
After a 43-day shutdown, Democrats have successfully thrust the Affordable Care Act back into the national spotlight, forcing Republicans to grapple with whether to extend premium subsidies at the center of their healthcare demands.
That decision has fanned a rift inside the GOP as centrists, fearing a midterm backlash if they don’t, clash with conservatives who believe the subsidies should lapse.
But the GOP has found common ground and a starting point in negotiations with Democrats by demanding that, at a minimum, any deal crack down on fraud that Republicans claim is costing the government up to $27 billion annually.
“Obamacare fraud is
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