NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is among a group of 15 Republican governors calling on GOP senators to back a last-ditch to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
The letter was sent Tuesday after a bipartisan group of 10 governors fired off a letter to Republican leaders stating their opposition to the legislation.
Haslam and fellow Republicans say in their letter that the proposal from U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana represents the “last, best hope” to replace Obamacare.
Among other provisions, it would turn the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled from an open-ended entitlement program into block grants.
Haslam explained his support in a separate statement that “our nation’s current health care path is not sustainable – both in its cost and in its one size fits all approach.