When we talk about healthcare the first thing that comes to mind is the new “Obamacare” or its more formal name “Affordable Care Act”. In my opinion it is a good deal for the elderly, but for today's young people it is a bad idea. It's about making sure everyone can have insurance, regardless of what illness they have or how old they are. The elderly are fine with this because for once they are accepted, but the young and healthy have to pay for something they don't really need. Romney had his own health plan called “Romneycare” that was used in Massachusetts. This plan now covers 98% of the people there. This is why Gruber states in his book that “Obamacare will catch on and become just as popular and effective once implemented because it is based on Romneycare” (Gruber). It will take time but it will catch on. Gruber also says that “if we all had healthcare then we would be less likely to become a public health hazard” (Gruber). This creates a problem, even if Romney has reneged on his plan and wishes he had never created it. Should we follow a plan that has been compared to another plan where its owner has disowned it? So should we just abandon Obamacare and leave it to the states? This is really what the Republicans want to do. Over seven states have tried to do this and only one has succeeded. The New York Times states that “it is true that states have had a long history of good ideas, sometimes enlightened, sometimes less benign. But Obamacare actually underwrites pilot programs to reduce costs and gives states more freedom” (Keller). But what exactly is Obamacare? In several polls conducted, people voted and said they liked the Affordable Care Act, but then they didn't support Obamacare, so people just support it without even knowing what it is. Solo contains over 20,000 pages of regulations and more 2,700