The debate over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits has given Republicans room to resurface old criticisms — such as blaming the ACA for mergers and consolidation within the healthcare industry.

In a recent Meet the Press appearance, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) joined a growing number of Republicans who are speaking out against Obamacare. One of his lines of attack: that the Affordable Care Act fueled healthcare consolidation.

“What Democrats did 15 years ago was they radically changed all healthcare in America. They moved all physicians under hospitals. They changed all the reimbursement programs. They shifted everything in,” Lankford said Nov. 9.

This is one of a collection of Republican talking points related to the ACA that’s been regularly reprised , and there’s a re

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