--- title: Republican Budget FY 2016 Repeals Obamacare, Changes Medicare description: One day after administration announces 16.4 million covered under the Affordable Care Act canonical: https://time.com/3747320/republicans-obamacare-repeal-budget/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-17T12:44:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:12:44.467Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republican Budget FY 2016 Repeals Obamacare, Changes Medicare og:description: One day after administration announces 16.4 million covered under the Affordable Care Act og:url: https://time.com/3747320/republicans-obamacare-repeal-budget/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70abe01640c51dae/698783ed0b72e3875a6de324/diane-black.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Rep. Diane Black takes her seat for the House Budget Committee hearing on "The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook" on Jan. 27, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republican Budget FY 2016 Repeals Obamacare, Changes Medicare twitter:description: One day after administration announces 16.4 million covered under the Affordable Care Act twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70abe01640c51dae/698783ed0b72e3875a6de324/diane-black.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republicans to Renew Call for Obamacare Repeal in 2016 Budget > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. 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Bill Clark—CQ Roll Call/AP by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 17, 2015 12:44 PM UTC Republicans will again call for a full repeal of President Obama’s signature health law in the House’s 2016 budget proposal to be released on Tuesday. “Our proposal repeals all of Obamacare so we can start over with health care reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and expand access to quality affordable health care,” said Rep. Dian Black of Tennessee in a [two-minute video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pd2WPjzfzg&feature=youtu.be) previewing the budget. Previous budgets authored by the House’s former Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan also called for repeal of the healthcare act. The New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/us/politics/house-republican-budget-overhauls-medicare-and-repeals-the-health-law.html?%5Fr=0) the budget plan will also make substantial cuts to Medicaid spending and essentially create vouchers for private insurance for future Medicare recipients. The White House said Monday the Affordable Care Act had provided coverage to 16.4 million previously uninsured peopl. Members of the House Budget Committee previewed the broad strokes of their budget plan, which they say “balances the budget” and “lays the foundation for new jobs,” in a video released on the YouTube channel of Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price. The budget would also simplify the tax code and expand energy production under its plan for creating new jobs. It would also [increase defense spending](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/17/house-gop-budget-plan-would-boost-to-defense-spending-but-makes-some-nervious/), Fox News reports. “Our country faces massive challenges, but with positive solutions like these we will overcome them and create an America that is more secure, stronger, and full of opportunities,” said Price. 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