Democrats built a health-care jalopy. But it's Republicans who are about to drive it off a cliff.

It's pretty clear who to blame when it explodes

Over the cliff.
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The immense, wobbling Jenga tower that is the American health-care system has gotten a few more jostles lately. There are more problems with some ObamaCare exchanges, with more insurers withdrawing from the marketplace. Some locations now have only one or two options on their exchange — while a few have none at all. Other insurers are planning gigantic premium increases.

What's the problem? Some of the insurance markets are troubled by greater than expected costs and low enrollment. Others are worried by Trump's erratic threats to remove insurer subsidies, as my colleague Jeff Spross explains. Still more are concerned about the very prospect of TrumpCare, which is before the Senate and could do untold damage to the delicate exchange system if it becomes law.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.