Since the day Obamacare was introduced, Republicans have pledged to fight it.  Until now, that is.  While some Republicans are still committed to that fight, it appears that the talk of repeal is fading.  However, after a number of false starts this year, it looks like Congress is taking on a new approach, one that makes modest bipartisan fixes to the existing law.

Just this week, the Senate is beginning a series of meetings looking at the current health care market.

Previously, the Senate had only a small group of conservative Senators working on a compromise solution that was acceptable primarily to the Republicans and their constituents.  This new move looks like it will not only be bi-partisan, but that we are unlikely to see the repeal of Obamacare.  Despite the seeming resolution by Congress to figure out how to make it work, there are still many problems.  The White House is still saying they will not fund the previously agreed upon CSR payments that were promised to insurers for lowering out-of-pocket costs.  Those payments are the subject of a current lawsuit, as it is very likely that ending those payments would raise premiums considerably.  The Governors are proposing their own bipartisan plan.  And the House of Representatives has yet to schedule their own committee meetings, likely because they are waiting to see what comes out of the Senate.

Again, the significance of these meetings and proposals is that they are no longer dependent upon repealing, but modifying, Obamacare.  This is the most likely shot we have of seeing anything happen before the October 1 deadline, but even that is a longshot.