There are a number of factors to consider that have broad implications beyond health care:

..In the first 100 days of a new Administration, there is typically an opportunity for legislative achievement — for folks to come together and identify common-ground solutions for policy challenges.

..As it relates to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it remains to be seen how much bipartisan, common ground can be achieved. President-elect Trump has campaigned, like his GOP colleagues before him, to repeal and replace the ACA, and it is doubtful to envision many Democrats joining such an effort...