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John Kasich Critiques GOP Health Care Plan description: The former presidential hopeful discussed the GOP's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act canonical: https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-12T17:49:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:48:00.360Z article:section: Politics og:title: John Kasich: New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support og:description: "If you don't get both parties together, nothing is sustainable" og:url: https://time.com/4699145/john-kasich-health-care-reform/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fca4ffac1f68957/6988be0a0a4a227a239cd427/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Donald Trump,John Kasich og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John Kasich: New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support twitter:description: "If you don't get both parties together, nothing is sustainable" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fca4ffac1f68957/6988be0a0a4a227a239cd427/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John Kasich Says New Health Care Bill Isn't 'Sustainable' Without Bipartisan Support > Sponsored content. 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Evan Vucci—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 12, 2017 5:49 PM UTC Ohio Gov. [John Kasich](http://time.com/4639704/john-kasich-obamacare/) 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) 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. 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