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Treatments like plastic surgery. sanders said it will be paid for by tax increase which is not been determined yet. according to bernie sanders op-ed today, his plan would roll out over four years. year one, benefits would expand to dental care and hearing aides. the eligibility age for medicare would go down to 55. and all children under 18 would be covered. in year two, the eligibility age goes down to 45. in year three, it goes down to 35. and in year four, coverage kicks in for everyone. but...

>> reporter: while the surge in enrollment is good news for the obama administration it will likely still fall short of the goal to sign up 3.3 million people by january 1st. those who missed last weeks deadline for coverage starting in january have until january 15th to sign up for plans that start february 1st. open enrollment ends march 31st. this week the white house will be working with congressional democrats, outside organizations and high-profile supporters of the health care law to shar...

A new poll finds 74% of uninsured americans and 60% overall didnt know it. its one of a number of problems in getting the program off the ground. david nather, senior policy reporter for politico pro joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> here we go. tuesday the exchanges open and then come january 1st, coverage kicks in. is the government and the people who will need it ready? >> well, no. i mean, if you look at that poll today just shows the word really hasnt gotten out at all. you know, if 1...

Tax bill every time they get a raise. >> greta: have you seen the application to get subsidized. >> 15 pages, doesnt sound too bad for me. >> greta: i paged through and tried to figure it out and frankly gave up after a few pages, i havent seen the subsidy, but wanted to see what it was. how are we setting up the exchanges, a lot of states have bailed and not going to set up exchanges. >> health and human department are going to do it for them. a massive tax for hhs and never doing anything like...

Tax bill every time they get a raise. >> greta: have you seen the application to get subsidized. >> 15 pages, doesnt sound too bad for me. >> greta: i paged through and tried to figure it out and frankly gave up after a few pages, i havent seen the subsidy, but wanted to see what it was. how are we setting up the exchanges, a lot of states have bailed and not going to set up exchanges. >> health and human department are going to do it for them. a massive tax for hhs and never doing anything like...