PBS News Hour: on Health Care

James Webb: ObamaCare should have been more narrowly focused

A critical yes vote for the Affordable Care Act in 2009, Webb has since criticized the way President Obama handled the debate, saying it should have been more focused. The former Virginia senator has said that the health care law could have been smaller in scope.

Bobby Jindal: America Next: $100B subsidy to repeal and replace ObamaCare

Jindal, who ran the Louisiana health system when he was still in his 20s, has said the Affordable Care Act is a drain on the economy and bad healthcare policy. The governor has released a 23-page replacement proposal, called "America Next," which would create a new tax deduction for healthcare and set up a new $100 billion government subsidy fund to help individuals earning low incomes or with pre-existing conditions purchase insurance. In 2013, Jindal proposed delaying the Medicaid expansion and health care exchanges under Obamacare to save enough money to avoid across-the-board budget cuts

Donald Trump: Don't cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits

The real estate tycoon told CPAC in 2013 that Republicans should not cut Social Security or Medicare because most Americans want to keep the benefits as they stand now. His solution is unclear, but he has indicated that general economic growth would play a role. Trump tweeted in May that he knows "where to get the money from" and "nobody else does."

Donald Trump: ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced

Speaking at the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, Trump said ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed and replaced. In 2011, Trump suggested that the health insurance industry have more ability to cross state lines. In "The America We Deserve" Trump wrote that he supported universal healthcare and a system that would mirror Canada's government-run healthcare service.

Lincoln Chafee: Individual mandate ok; universal coverage better

Martin O`Malley: All-payer system: state caps medical cost & hospital fees

An ObamaCare advocate, O'Malley supported expanding Maryland's health insurance options before the Affordable Care Act became law. When implementing the new healthcare law during his tenure, Maryland's online health exchange saw repeated problems. It was overhauled in 2014. O'Malley supported and approved a unique statewide Medicare waiver, designed to move Maryland hospitals away from a fee-for-service payment method. Considered the nation's only "all-payer system," the state sets medical costs, capping what hospitals can charge. O'Malley has said he wants to the system to be a model for the nation.

George Pataki: ObamaCare is the worst law of my lifetime

Bernie Sanders: Voted for ObamaCare; but prefers single-payer system

Sanders voted for the Affordable Care Act, but believes that the new health care law did not go far enough. Instead, he espouses a single-payer system in which the federal and state governments would provide health care to all Americans. Participating states would be required to set up their own single-payer system and a national oversight board would establish an overall budget.