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Collapse, theyll actually be able to buy products off the exchanges, including catastrophic coverage. its very important to them as we make this transition. and so it is very carefully and deliberately thought out. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good morning. im ali velshi at msnbc headquarters in new york. you were listen ng ing to the chairman of the commercial committee and kevin brady, the representative from texas was the man who had a hair cut much like my own. the republican plan does awa...

It also maintains coverage for pre-existing conditions and keeps the precision with an obamacare. people can stay on their parents plan until age 26. a couple of notable things that are not our in this bill, thers not an ability to negotiate the cost of lower drugs. i letter of support from the secretary of health and human services, tom price, sent him to the hill to the chairman this morning, procedural rules do not allow for provisions to side across state lines or to lower the cost of drugs....

>> can you explain a little bit about this insurance cap, premium or hike or fine or whatsoever its being called and how thats different than the current individual mandate? >> sure. so were looking at continuous coverage. this is not a novel concept. its -- youll find a similar version of this to cover pre-existing conditions in medicare part b, medicare part d and in the employer market. so we modeled it after that. one of the issues we found is that some people were gaming the system with gua...

This bill is available to the american public. contrast this to the affordable care act. 2,400 pages written in the dark of night and rushed through congress. this legislation is a little over 100 pages. and every american can read and understand it. house republicans promise to deliver a step-by-step effort to provide relief from obamacare and give people the health care they deserve. we take that critical first step tomorrow. >> with that, wed be happy to take your questions. >> you criticized...

To buy off the exchanges including catastrophic coverage, its very important to them as we make this transition. it is very carefully and liberally thought out. thank you. >> jenna: a few questions answered right there on a wide variety of topics about what this new proposal by republicans really includes, as you heard they are, you can read the bill yourself. readthebill.g.o.p. ourchiefwhite housecorrespondent john robertshasbeencoveringthest orycloseweb close

Worse. so theyre going to take the time, do it right and make sure they can move forward with a plan that deals with catastrophic coverage. deals with the pre-existing cars, eliminating steps, allows for all the things that everybody is complaining about that nancy pelosi and chuck schumer and everybody knows need to be fixed but they wont fix it. when i was there, we had hundreds and hundreds of amendments and they did nothing. so they have an opportunity to if exit and put the american people ...

Turnout. >> when you look at the polls, the republican base is a lot more excited about this law than the democratic base is for. i suspect what the democrats will do, bob alluded this, is cherry pick something. for example, the drug coverage for seniors. catastrophic coverage. those sorts of things. they say the republicans want to roll that back and go on the attack. you kind of net this out. substabtively, its a draw. turnout is the real problem. i dont know what can be done about that on thi...

Turnout. >> when you look at the polls, the republican base is a lot more excited about this law than the democratic base is for. i suspect what the democrats will do, bob alluded this, is cherry pick something. for example, the drug coverage for seniors. catastrophic coverage. those sorts of things. they say the republicans want to roll that back and go on the attack. you kind of net this out. substabtively, its a draw. turnout is the real problem. i dont know what can be done about that on thi...

The deadline for the obama care mandate to sign up for insurance was supposed to be january 1st. in the latest delays, the people who had their insurance plan cancelled since the beginning of obama care roll out has until october. thats how long they have to renew their cancelled plans or by catastrophic coverage. i wonder what other surprises the health care plan will bring in 2014. i spoke to former utah governor earlier. the roll out of obama care has been anything but spectacular. all kinds ...