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Editorial: Democrats thumped the GOP on healthcare in the midterms. Can we finally move past 'repeal and replace'?

Every federal election held since Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 has been a referendum of sorts on President Obama's signature healthcare law. Perhaps Tuesday's election will be the last one.

It certainly should be. The law better known as Obamacare laid a solid foundation for expanding health insurance coverage to more Americans, improving the quality of care and slowing the growth of healthcare spending. But rather than

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