A prescription for disaster

Republicans lit the fuse on Obamacare Friday, approving the first step of the “reconciliation” procedure they can use to gut much of the law over even unified Democratic objections. Many Republicans are nervous. They should be: Millions of people’s lives

What issues the law has should be addressed through minor renovations. Republicans could strengthen provisions that encourage people to buy insurance or tighten rules that discourage people from signing up only when they are sick, for example.