The GOP is not motivated by a different philosophy or policy on health care. All they are interested in is denying Obama a legislative accomplishment. They are obsessed with the thought he might be seen by history as the new FDR. If Obamacare, or Hillarycare, or even Berniecare could somehow be co-opted by the Republicans, and given some appropriately Free Enterprise Patriotic-sounding acronym, they would adopt it in a flash if they thought they could get it passed.
They've had seven years to come up with their own proposal, or even a suite of proposals that could be debated, merged and eventually evolve into a true Republican plan. They have done nothing. They have published nothing. They have put forward no plan of their own for public review or consideration, other than some meaningless hand-waving wrapped in populist rhetoric. They haven't got a plan. They don't care that they haven't a plan. All they can come up with is "Obamacare is imploding", but I don't see it, all I can see is obstruction and sabotage to try and get it to fail.
And why should they? They can afford health insurance, or they work for a company that provides it, hiding the true cost in the withholding. Why should they give a damn that most of the rest of us can't afford it? All they really care about is keeping their own taxes down and workers terrified of losing their jobs. A worker concerned about being unable to protect his family's health will think twice about asking for a raise or refusing to put up with shit from his boss.
List of national health care groups opposed to the GOP bill (Source:WAPO)
Adult Congenital Heart Association
ALS Association
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Impact Movement
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Cancer Society
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Diabetes Association
America's Essential Hospitals
American Foundation for the Blind
American Health Care Association
America's Health Insurance Plans
American Heart Association
American Hospital Association
American Liver Foundation
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Addiction Medicine
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Amputee Coalition
The Arc
Arthritis Foundation
Association for Community Affiliated Plans
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Society
Autism Speaks
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Big Cities Health Coalition
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Catholic Health Association
Children's Hospital Association
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
COPD Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Family Voices
Federation of American Hospitals
HIV Medicine Association
Infectious Diseases Society of America
JDRF
Lutheran Services in America
Kaiser Permanente
March of Dimes
Medicare Rights Center
National Association of Medicaid Directors
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Association of School Nurses
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Health Council
National Institute for Reproductive Health
National Kidney Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Organization for Rare Diseases
Planned Parenthood
Public Health Institute
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Trust for America's Health
WomenHeart