If Donald Trump Becomes President Is It Possible That He Can Get Rid Of Obamacare? 
Despite assertions to the contrary , it is entirely possible that Obamacare -LRB- AKA the ACA -RRB- could be eliminated but Trump wo n't have the power to make that change by himself . Many point to the Supreme Court rulings as legitimacy but they were made on narrow points of law and the power of the purse will have be an effective means of gutting the law -LRB- if that is a course chosen -RRB- . More likely , the plan will be fundamentally altered . As a plan it has reached well past what most Americans consider reasonable and one of the undeniable aspects of Obamacare is the subsidy system which phases out over a period of several years . Once the subsidies die many of those who are receiving subsidized premiums will again find their insurance to be too expensive . Additionally , when the IRS begins assessing people penalties for failing to maintain coverage , attitudes will shift back towards a voluntary insurance programs . Frankly , the most logical outcome with Obamacare is significant changes to structure and subsidies and a relaxation of onerous and overbearing aspects of the law that politicians will have to consider to make it more universally acceptable among health care and the population . Maybe more importantly , some speculate that Obamacare is already in financial trouble but the real test is in seven or eight years when all the back end loading of losses will overwhelm the premiums and result in a political uproar when the actuaries insist on gigantic infusions of tax money to keep social medicine afloat . 