public health plan

Swept to power in this week’s midterm elections, Republican Party leaders have publicly signaled their intention to rollback many provisions of the large-scale overhauls of the American health insurance system passed earlier this year by Democrats at the behest of President Barack Obama. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House-elect John Boehner both voiced their strong opposition to the president’s health care agenda. “We can – and should – propose and vote…