--- description: The former presidential hopeful discussed the GOP's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act title: John Kasich: New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fca4ffac1f68957/6988be0a0a4a227a239cd427/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # John Kasich Says New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 12, 2017 5:49 PM CUT  Ohio Gov. John Kasich walks out of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2017. Ohio Gov. John Kasich walks out of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2017.Evan Vucci—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 12, 2017 5:49 PM CUT Ohio Gov. [John Kasich](http://time.com/4639704/john-kasich-obamacare/ "undefined") said Sunday that both the Republican and Democratic parties are “disintegrating before our very eyes” while discussing the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Kasich urged Republicans to work with Democrats on the American Health Care Act, arguing that it would be unsustainable if signed into law without bipartisan support during an interview on NBC’s _Meet the Press_. “If you don’t get both parties together, nothing is sustainable,” Kasich [told](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/full-kasich-interview-political-parties-are-disintegrating-896023107800 "undefined") host Chuck Todd. “I mean, if they pass this just by themselves, we’ll be back at this again.” When asked about how Republicans could get Democrats on board, Kasich critiqued the state of politics in general. “Look, I believe the political parties are disintegrating before our very eyes. I think more and more people across this country see no purpose for political parties,” he said. “What’s at risk here to Democrats is you can’t turn your back on these people. And to Republicans, you need to invite Democrats in because we’re talking about lives.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/"},"headline":"John Kasich Says New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support","datePublished":"2017-03-12T17:49:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:48:00.360Z","description":"\"If you don't get both parties together, nothing is sustainable\"","url":"https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/","keywords":["Congress","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fca4ffac1f68957/6988be0a0a4a227a239cd427/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fca4ffac1f68957/6988be0a0a4a227a239cd427/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump,John Kasich","caption":"Donald Trump,John Kasich","creditText":"Evan Vucci—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/","name":"John Kasich Says New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support"}}]}] ```