Kellyanne Conway was vague about what Donald Trump wanted in a plan, only saying it should give Americans the ability to purchase insurance across state lines and to use health savings accounts. | Getty Conway, Priebus won't promise immediate repeal-and-replace

Kellyanne Conway and Reince Priebus, top advisers to Donald Trump, said Sunday that the president-elect is still considering his options when it comes to the speed of replacing Obamacare.

Republican leaders in Congress have been discussing a repeal of Obamacare that would take effect two years or more after the vote to repeal to give them time to craft a replacement plan so that millions of Americans would not suddenly lose coverage. But some conservatives, including Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, have said Congress should pass a replacement plan immediately. Other senators have suggested delaying repeal until a replacement plan is ready.


"Well, it really depends what — what the piece of legislation is," Conway said on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked about timing. She was vague about what Trump wants in a plan, saying only that it should give Americans the ability to purchase insurance across state lines and to use health savings accounts.

Priebus, appearing on "Face the Nation" on CBS, was a bit more specific about timing.

"I will tell you that it would be ideal if we could do it all in one big action," he said. "But look. It may take time to get all the elements of the replace in place."



Some conservatives, meanwhile, have expressed surprise that the GOP Congress, which has been aiming to repeal Obamacare for years, hasn't already figured out this complex issue.

"I am shocked they don't have a plan," said former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum on "State of the Union." "They should have put a little more work into it."