The approach taken by Obamacare was proposed in conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and enacted in Massachusetts by Republican Governor Mitt Romney. But, by the time Obama adopted it, it had become anathema to Republicans, forcing Romney, the party’s presidential candidate in 2012, to run against his own record.
而奥巴马医改所采用的方案是当年由美国传统基金会这类保守智库所提议，并由时任州长的共和党人米特·罗姆尼在马萨诸塞州推广应用。谁知当奥巴马采纳这一方法的时候，它却变成了共和党人的眼中钉，迫使罗姆尼这位2012年美国总统共和党候选人推翻自己过去的做法。