Graham: GOP healthcare plan is ‘mortally wounded’

House GOP leadership’s ObamaCare repeal proposal is “mortally wounded,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday. 

“It is mortally wounded. I don’t know if has died yet,” Graham told NBC’s “Today.”

He warned the GOP that it is running out of time to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

“This is the last best chance for Republicans to pass healthcare by themselves, and screw it up. Here is what I hope the president would do: Try to get a good bill. If you can’t, let ObamaCare collapse and challenge the Democrats to help him fix the problem they created,” he said.

{mosads}Graham compared the GOP’s bill, known as the American Health Care Act, to when the Obama administration pushed for votes on ObamaCare in 2010 before the bill was ready.

“Medicaid is not where I want it to be. And this thing will collapse ObamaCare under its own weight. We are trying to do too much, too quick as Republicans. We are running through stop signs like the CBO letter, much like President Obama did. Slow down, get it right,” Graham urged.

Graham expressed doubt that the bill in its current form will pass.

“You’re not going to get 60 votes to buy insurance across state lines. That is a fantasy in the Senate. If you think that is important to healthcare reform, it is never going to happen in the Senate,” Graham added.

Graham raised similar concerns last week, tweeting: “I’m worried about doing it right. I’ve seen 1 process that produced Obamacare where you vote on Christmas Eve. I don’t feel a need for speed.”