On Wednesday afternoon, the White House shot down Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) call for chopping Obamacare in upcoming debt reduction negotiations. Indeed, neither party expects the major pieces of the law to suffer in any deal. But various smaller items will be part of the discussions as the two parties look for savings in the federal budget. Democrats aren’t ruling out the prospect of cuts to parts of the law, as long as they don’t weaken its overarching goals — and Republicans will push hard for them. Even minor cuts to the law’s spending would earn GOP lawmakers political points among their conservative constituents, something that’ll be valuable if they have to swallow tax increases. Here are three most likely pieces of the Affordable Care Act that Republicans believe they have the best chance of securing cuts to, GOP sources say. The Prevention And Public Health Fund Overpaid Premium Subsidies Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Read more http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/the-three-most-likely-obamacare-cuts.php?ref=fpa
