Story highlights What's in a name? Republicans don't want their Obamacare repeal to be labeled "Trumpcare" or "Ryancare"

"The minute you call it by a politician's name, it becomes vulnerable," said Newt Gingrich

"Obamacare" started out as a derisive name from Republicans to Obama's health care effort

Washington (CNN) The White House says don't call it "Trumpcare." Critics are labeling it "Ryancare" and "Obamacare lite." Hospitals hate it and insurers are pushing the panic button.

The House GOP bill to repeal Obamacare is quickly becoming a bill that nobody wants to own.

Since its introduction this week, legislation from top House Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has drawn a flood of opposition from lawmakers and a range of health care leaders and industry stakeholders, including major doctors and hospital groups. While the bill's writers and the White House confidently insist that the plan will pass, they have been far less eager to put their names on it.

GOP Rep. Kevin Brady, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and a key author of the Obamacare bill along with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Greg Walden, smiled and paused Thursday afternoon when asked by CNN about the nicknames "Trumpcare" and "Ryancare."

When another reporter suggested "Bradycare," the congressman chuckled and joked: "You know, you'll never get invited back to this, OK?"

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