to call. this is almost look a fema number, isn't it? 318-2596. you dial it up before midnight tonight, get your name on the list, you are going to be able to get obamacare. you cannot be kicked off the rolls you, cannot be denied. that has change that we all voted for. not once, but twice. get your cell phones out. tonight's question, after 6 million sign-ups, were republicans wrong about obamacare? text a for yes, b for no, 67622. go to our blog. and we'll be bring you the results later on in the show. i want to bring in a couple of people tonight. first, let's go to michael hillsic, covered health care and written about it quite a bit. good to have you with us tonight. >> happy to be back with you. >> you bet. cooking the books, what's the source on that? it -- doesn't that make a journalist curious, because there's nothing better than somebody lying in the mediaed by and you catch them.
chuck. >> will somebody pay it? >> oh, absolute -- >> you do believe people will pay the penalty? >> absolutely. >> you have a lot of caveats. >> he's the simplest way to think about it, chuck. anyone who can afford insurance who doesn't buy insurance will pay the penalty. >> and what's your estimate? >> it's hard -- we will have to see when we get to the end of the day today and the next couple of days when we have cleanup, what the final numbers are. this is a moving target. one thing, chuck, a lot of people who watch your show already have insurance. >> yeah. >> the thing i would just ask is this is the last day for them to tell family and friends who don't have insurance to go to healthcare.gov or to call 1-800-318-2596. it's really important that everybody try to get health insurance. it's something that used to not be controversial. somehow getting health insurance is controversial. but it's the right thing to do for people. >> all right. on that note, i'll let you do your plug there. personal responsibility, a great reminder there.
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>> let me flip it the other way. if we had people who add midnight on monday finished 3/4 of their application or having trouble getting back into the call center we would be criticized because we cut off people from getting insurance. that's common sense. so we would do it in any other situation, it makes sense to do it here. >> help explain this honor system where people will simply explain that they are already in the process and what the reasons were. how is that working? >> it's self-attest arks the reason i say this is so silly, it's hard to believe there's anybody in america right now sitting in their living room saying i'm not going to fill out an application today or call 1-800-318-2596. i'm going to wait until wednesday so i can scam the system. what we found in december is that people, there was a large volume right at the end. people needed more time to work
and that we as a count droi this to build a healthier nation, to build a stronger society. we can get there. >> congresswoman marcy cap you are the, i know you represent the folks in lorraine, ohio. those are some proud americans and they speak highly of you. keep up the fight, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thank you. you know, people can register for a plan until the end of march, they just have to call 1-800-381-2596 and a navigator will walk them through the dozens of plans they are eligible for. >> navigators, all good. that, too, is what the republicans have chased out of the neighborhood in florida. thank you, congresswoman. appreciate your time. let me bring dr. cory abare, professor of lsu science centers. here we go again. it's been four years since obamacare was passed. how do you think it's going? and where's the flarj all the doctors who have a hard time with obamacare? how come all the doctors aren't quitting? how come we're not seeing all
president willing to roll the dice and do whatever it takes to sell his health care law. >> have you heard of the affordable care act? >> i have heard about that. that's the thing that doesn't work. why would you get the guy who created the zune to create your website? >> healthcare.gov works great now, and millions of americans have already gotten insurance plans. we want people to know you can get affordable health care. most young americans right now are not covered. and the truth is that they can get coverage, all for what it would cost you to pay your cell phone bill. >> if they get that health insurance, it can really make a big difference. they have until march 31st to sign up. >> i don't have a computer? >> you can call 1-800-318-2596. >> now, i don't know how many young people sign up because of that. i suspect not many, but i don't really think that's the point. maybe republicans dismissing these types of venue is.
most young americans right now, they are not covered. the truth is, that they can get coverage all for what it costs you to pay your cell phone bill. >> is this what they mean by drones? >> the point is, a lot of young people, they think they are invincible. >> invisible. >> no, not invisible, invincible, meaning they don't think they can get hurt. >> i'm just saying nobody could be invisible, if you had said invisible. >> i understand that. if they get that health insurance, it can really make a big difference. they have until march 31st to sign up. you can call 1-800-318-2596. >> i don't like the phone. i don't want people looking at my texts, you know what i mean. >> first of all, zach, nobody is interested in your texts. second of all, you can do it in person. the law means that insurers can't discriminate against you if you have a pre-existing
thanks to the insurance companies, thanks to the pharmacies, thanks to the hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800-number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked on this, you were one of the chief architects of the legislative strategy to get this passed. you were working, i imagine, hundred-hour weeks to get this passed. you left the white house, you basically got pulled back in, like some sort of gangster movie. you couldn't get out. you're back in the white house. do you ever wonder, like, i'm going to be 85 years old, defending the freaking affordable care act from the people who are trying to destroy
hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800 number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked on this, you were one of the chief architects of the legislative strategy to get this passed. you were working, i imagine, hundred-hour weeks to get this passed. you left the white house, you basically got pulled back in, like some sort of gangster movie. you couldn't get out. you're back in the white house. do you ever wonder, like, i'm going to be 85 years old, defending the freaking affordable care act from the people who are trying to destroy it?
yesterday wasn't a disaster thanks to the insurance companies, thanks to the pharmacies, thanks to the hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800-number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked on this, you were one of the chief architects of the legislative strategy to get this passed. you were working, i imagine, hundred-hour weeks to get this passed. you left the white house, you basically got pulled back in, like some sort of gangster movie. you couldn't get out. you're back in the white house. do you ever wonder, like, i'm going to be 85 years old, defending the freaking affordable care act from the