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Obamacare Architect: "Train Wreck" Ahead

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonApril 17, 20131 Comment1 Min Read
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U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – could become a “train wreck” as the Obama administration readies to implement the massive healthcare overhaul.

According to a report from TheHill.com, Baucus, the chairman of the Finance Committee and a “key architect” of the healthcare law, is concerned that people – especially small business owners – do not understand how the law will work.

[RELATED: Maine Democrats assail MGARA amid Obamacare chaos…]

“I just see a huge train wreck coming down,” he told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, according to TheHill, at a Wednesday hearing. “You and I have discussed this many times, and I don’t see any results yet.”(Read more at TheHill.com)

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