There's no denying the extreme unpopularity of congressional Republicans' proposed replacements for the Affordable Care Act. There's also no denying that while Obamacare may be working for millions, it isn't in many states.
Now a Republican from a state where the ACA is struggling has figured out that it might be wise to try to seek a bipartisan fix: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
If McConnell's pragmatism can replace the ferocious partisanship America has witnessed in health care fights in recent years, that's fantastic news. Here's hoping it proves the starting point for a bold effort to improve the U.S. health care system, which costs far more than in other advanced nations without yielding better results. That's got to change.
Editorial on 07/11/2017