Edited sentence: "  Pompeo remained extremely opposed to healthcare reform, stating that the Republicans would propose a better alternative at some point in the future.After extolling the virtues of a Republican plan in a February 14, 2014, interview, he asserted that "It will be up in the next 90 days".Despite the estimate by the Congressional Budget Office that the ACA would lower the deficit by over $200 billion, Pompeo repeatedly asserted that the law would instead add to the deficit.He characterized the law as  "having the government take over 1/6th of the U.He claimed in a July 1, 2012, editorial  that "Obamacare... has dramatically increased insurance costs for millions of Americans – raising the average cost of a family policy by $1,200".He gave no reference for this number which was wildly divergent from estimates by the CBO, which estimated rates would fall as much as 12% by 2016, and the Kaiser Family Foundation, which estimated a premium reduction of as much as two-thirds for those receiving subsidies.He has repeatedly called it a "train wreck" and a "dangerous and misguided law.He predicted in 2011 that under the law, 88 million Americans would not be able to keep coverage they liked.He predicted that the law would increase rather than decrease the number of uninsured, although since then, the number of uninsured in Kansas has dropped to 12.6% from a peak of 13.5%, a trend that continues.His Congressional web site solicited anecdotes by anyone who was negatively affected by the law (no positive feedback was solicited).Pompeo fiercely opposed the Affordable Care Act, claiming in 2009 that although it had not yet been implemented, it was already driving up premiums in Kansas and costing the state jobs.Pompeo has not explained what he would do to provide insurance millions who lacked health insurance in 2010, nor has he offered any constructive criticism to improve the Act, instead vowing only to repeal it.economy" although the law largely preserves and expands private insurance