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Obamacare can be repealed. Can it be replaced?

Hello again. I'm Arunalmi, and this is To the Point. Congress has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act 60 times. It's the first

order of business for next year, and this time it won't be vetoed by Barack Obama. But it's

providing more than 11 million Americans' health insurance they didn't have before, and Republicans

know something has to replace it. What that might be is an unanswered question looming over Capitol Hill and the

incoming Trump White House. With lobbyists for doctors, nurses, hospitals, insurance companies,

and patient advocates already circling, will it be rhino, repeal, in name only?

On our talking point later, Paul Krugman on Donald Trump's cabinet choices and

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To The Point.

Republicans have tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act 60 times, and they're finally likely to get their wish when Donald Trump signs off on it next year.

Replacement is another matter, and we'll try to find out what it might look like and when it might happen.

On today's talking point, Donald Trump's prospective cabinet includes nominees who seem opposed to the purposes of the agencies they're supposed to manage,

and Trump still hasn't explained how he'll deal with his own conflicts of interest. We'll talk with Paul Krugman,

columnist for the New York Times.

First is news update.

October's public apology did not save South Korea's first female president, Pak Gonghi.

She was impeached today by parliament and stripped of all her power.

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