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Grandfathering bare bones plans. >> andrea, at the end of the day we can fix a broken website. it will be fixed. you cant fix broken ideas. in fact, republicans dont have broken ideas, they have no ideas. you cant fix no ideas. theres nothing they have to replace this week. they have no vision for america. they continually show that. the emphasis on going backwards as opposed to going forward. andrea, if you remember when medicare part d passed, democrats didnt like that. we didnt stop implement...

Is what the president did potentially the beginning of the end of obama care? david cutler is the former senior health care adviser to barack obamas 2008 campaign. a harvard economics professor. hes been an influential figure in shaping the law and somebody who sounded the alarm about its implementation in 2010. professor, good to see you again. >> thank you for having me. >> when you were on last week i asked if they dont get enough people in the exchanges then what happens. you said then the p...

But you cant. there may be good reasons that you cant keep your plan that youre not making arguments for. youre not defending your own bill. whats going on here. >> im deceiving the implementation of the affordable care act. lets look at whats happened since 201. millions of young adults can stay on their parents insurance until theyre 26. annual caps are a thing of the past so people dont face medical bankruptcy and lifetime caps will be a thing of the past beginning on january 1st. women can g...

Further undermine the implementation of the affordable care act. >> that might be the case that that is what the bill does but still, democrats are threatening -- >> thats right. >> in the house of representatives that theyre going to have to vote for the republican plan because its going to put them in a bad political position if democrats dont offer something better. whats the alternative that you, democrats or the white house is going to offer up? >> kate, tomorrow when that legislation comes...

Serious than the troublesome website. another congressional hearing set to get underway investigating the problems with that law, that will happen this morning. a republican from pennsylvania, congressman joe pitts will be at the hearing the next hour. he is on the house energy and commerce subcommittee. congressman, good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you. martha: what do you all hope to find out? i know the title of this hearing, it is more than just the website. what are your ques...

Certainly has had more republican opposition from beginning to end, top to bottom. we know that. but were seeing increasing numbers of democrats now concerned that they may have the weight of the problems around their shoulders come midterm elections. senator landrieu not saying that she is discontinuing her pursuit of legislation if necessary here, though. >> well, listen, again, i think what the president proposed here essentially fixes the problem. i wish we were spending as much time talking...

Penny, what would you advise the president? ari picked up on the two options he has. you seem to be leaning against the fix which is keep your word which i think would go a long way toward credibility with the american people. t. >> i think he has to address it. when you start losing trust its a tough stum able. hes in a midterm election. you have democrats looking to make sure they can protect their own political skin. youre in a precarious situation. he has to go back to the american people. d...

Well. in fact, the enrollment numbers, more than 400,000. >> right. >> which is a plus. now the obama care website is also affecting those numbers. okay. shes talking about open enrollment now, christine. were going to go back to nancy pelosi. >> more than 500,000 americans if you combine those on medicaid and over 100,000 who did enroll already have secured quality coverage. im particularly proud of californias excellent numbers from our state marketplace in california. these figures were lower...

>> all right, so the president says if you like your plan you can keep your plan. is that true or not true? >> it is true for 90% of americans. >> he didnt say for 5%, and by the way your number is wrong. can every american that likes their plan keep their plan? that is what the president promised, isnt it? >> the ones they have, through the individual, the broken marketplace -- >> the president said if you like your plan you can keep your plan, period, did he tell the truth? >> he told the trut...

Wept down the tubes. theres really not an opportunity to lay out a big win. i think if youre making me play the role of giving advice to the democratic party, the president has got to own this issue, hes got to be honest and forthright about its shortcomings and take the long haul through implementation. there is no silver lining. as patty noted the 5% of americans getting these notices outweighs the number of people who have signed up on healthcare.gov. that 5% will be a critical voting block i...