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Coverage in those exchanges. within the different states. third thing he proposed was the individual mandate. you would end up with insurance pools that health insurance companies could not begin to cover. it would be unworkable. he proposed, as well, employer mandates and proposed, as well, the notion that people shouldnt lose their coverage because of pre-existing conditions. those are not democrat ideas. those were proposed by republican leadership, actually, in the congress at the time. and ...

People that didnt have coverage and now have it before, and a rate of growth of our health care premiums are far lower than it would have been, but for the act. well debate that layer. the question is, what do we -- whats coming along? weve heard you say several times the principles that the president has articulated as to what would be in place of the affordable care act. i like to just drill down a little bit on the central health benefits. weve talked about preventative care now being availab...

Coverage under the law. when you move to a block grant, you remove the right and you make it a possibility subject to whatever funding there is going to be. do you recognize that in doing so you risk the potential of millions of americans who presently enjoy health care coverage through medicaid no longer having that right? >> i think that its important to appreciate that no system that the president has supported or that i have supported would leave anybody without the opportunity to gain cover...

Looking at the financial health of the insurance companies in this country. and it sounds like they have seemed to have sort of figured it out. because the health insurance companies has begun to stabilize. your reaction to this, please? >> as i mentioned, either in my opening or in response to questions, the principles of health care that all of us hold deal, affordability and accessible and choices for patients, i think are the things that we all embrace. the next step, how we get to accomplis...

Getting coverage in those exchanges. third thing he proposed was the notion that there should be an individual mandate, they wanted to make sure people got covered and he realized if they didnt mandate coverage, then you would end up with insurance pools that helped insurance companies health insurance companies could not begin to cover, it would just be unworkable. he proposed as well employer mandates, and he proposed, as well, the notion that people shouldnt lose their coverage because of pre...

Criteria, i have the right to have that coverage under the law. when you move to a block grant, you remove the right and make it a possibility, subject to whatever funding theres going to be. do you recognize that in doing so, you risk the potential of millions of americans who presently enjoy health care coverage through medicaid no longer having that right? >> i think its important to appreciate that no system that any -- that the president has supported or that i have supported would leave an...

Care, mental health services, addiction services, and pediatric dental? >> what i can commit to you, senator, is that we will do all we can within the department, with the incredible knowledge and expertise that is there, to define whether or not the program is actually working as intended or not. if coverage equals care, in many instances, i would suggest that many folks right now have coverage, theyve got a card, but they dont have any care, because they cant afford the deductible that allows ...

Will lose coverage under the executive order? >> i guarantee you that the individuals that lost coverage under the affordable care act, we will commit to making certain that they dont lose coverage under whatever replacement plan comes forward. thats the commitment i provide to you. >> dr. sanjay gupta is with us, as well. hes an expert on the affordable care act. sanjay, whats your understandingxecutive order that has now been signed by president trump, an initial step. the fear among the suppo...

As secretary of health and human services, well carry out the law you pass. >> i appreciate that. in your mind, though, does the repeal of the affordable care act include a repeal of the expansion of medicaid that was part of the passage of the affordable care act? >> any reform or improvement that i would envision for any portion of the affordable care act would be one that would include an opportunity for individuals to gain coverage, the kind of coverage, again, they want to the highest quali...

S&p, im told just put out about a month ago an update looking at the financial health of the health insurance companies in this country. as they have tried to figure out how to price this product, and it seems like, according to s&p believe it or not, they seem to have sort of figured it out, because the financial health of insurance commies has begun to stabilize. your reaction to this please. >> as i mentioned either in my opening or response to question, the principles of health care that all...