Chuck Todd: ObamaCare Will Be Completely ‘Undermined’ By Potential Fixes

Chuck Todd: Obamacare Fixes ‘Undermine Whole Premise of the Law’ (Mediaite)

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd told Today host Matt Lauer on Thursday that the president has put himself in a more difficult position than many had initially imagined by not being clear about what the effects of the Affordable Care Act would be. He reported that, according to the ACA’s architects, the fixes envisioned by bipartisan members of Congress – which may be passed as early as Friday – could “undermine the whole premise of the law” and make it financially unsustainable.

“Right now, you have Democrats on Capitol Hill in a full panic,” Todd began. “They’ve been nervous about this roll-out. They’ve been upset about the website, but now it’s a full on panic.”

“Even before they rolled out the official enrollment numbers, a whole bunch of them have been venting, going to the White House, saying, ‘You know what? Enough of you guys promising fixes. We want to do this. We want to vote on something,’” he continued.