Trump Goes Alone on Obamacare, Leaving Party Divided Over Health

President Donald Trump’s reluctance to provide a plan to replace Obamacare has left Republican lawmakers without a central message on health care going into the election.

Trump, pledging to reduce Americans’ health care costs, has repeatedly promised to unveil a proposal to supplant the Affordable Care Act, one that’s less expensive while maintaining protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

The problem for Republicans: Plans to achieve these goals exist but the president rarely makes mention of them.

“They’ve done a disservice not to articulate how there’s other options for pre-existing condition protections that don’t cost as much,” Brian Blase, an ...