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Under obamacare. so when we talk about the death spiral and the imploding obamacare, were talking about 10 million people. its not a small number, its very significant, very important. there are 70 million people on medicaid. there are far more people on medicaid than there were at the beginning of obamacare. so the effect on medicaid in this legislation is much bigger than the effect on the individual insurance market. those are the two pieces of information to look at very closely and i will c...

By 2026 under obamacare. the cbo is very detailed. it takes about -- talks about the effects on the deficit and on premiums. we both got it at the same time so im not as far down the report yet to give you those pieces of information. but i throw this caution out at this point in the discussion. and that is, when talking about the effects on people, we need to talk about the effects of total cost not just premiums. theres always a way to get premiums as you know nicolle, lower or higher. you nee...

This has to be do with picking a plan that everybodys going to like. id like to say love. but like. but we have a very good plan. >> ali velshi is joining me now because we have breaking news. a congressional budget office sees 22 million more uninsured by 2026. someone printed it big enough for my eyes to see. what does that mean? >> thats the headline. by 2026, there would have been 28 million people who didnt have insurance. for whatever reason. whether they werent part of the exchanges, didn...

Clearly a sense here and its surprised a lot of long time hill watchers and reporters i talk to every day, there seems to be a sense that mitch mcconnell is willing to put this on the floor even if he doesnt have 50 votes and that is a very different strategy than one that we have seen him employ in the past. kind of contrary to the conventional wisdom of how this place works but it might accomplish giving the people who want to be able to go home to say, hey, i voted against obamacare. i voted ...

Promised and should they run for president again if youre ted cruz or rand paul, that they want to be able to say that they were for a full repeal. you have got -- i dont know that moderate is the right term, but you have folks in states where theyre worried about the numbers of people that rely on their medicaid dollars. i mean, what are the prospects for passage even without this cbo number and is that mcconnells goal -- passage, or is its simply to say to the white house, hey, i got a bill to...

Approved plans, we all know that one. it provides states with flexibility over how medicaid dollars are spent. >> conservatives would like to cut the mandate sooner, they are floating changing senate rules to rip out all of obamacare in one step. others are alarmed that this package proposes cutting $1 billion from the center for disease control, which the agencys acting director called money for a poor activity. leaving democrats to suggest the development the package lacks transparency. >> the...

Ways we can improve that bill. steve: one of the ways they are trying to improve the bill apparently is they are listening to members of the freedom caucus and whatnot. the freedom caucus has said we are not so crazy about the republican leadership plan. donald trump apparently behind the scenes is telling these people who are going bowling and over tote east room for lunch and stuff like that, im 100 percent behind getting rid of the affordable care act. but, i am open to some negotiation. and ...

Important legislation over pizza no less there were actually two bowling sum mits on tap. last nights and then another next tuesday. the president will attend for sure with members of the freedom caucus. earlier meeting in the day yesterday between budget director mcmulvane i cant understand mark meadows from north carolina and jim jordan who met with the president for a couple of hours and pressed him to roll back obamacares medicaid expansion sooner than the healthcare reform bill calls for in...

Gorsuch confirmation hearings will begin on march 20th. yesterday, the american bar association reported their committee was -- determined by unanimous vote that judge neil gorsuchs was given a "well-qualified" mark for the supreme court. the president looks forward to seeing the judge received a speedy and fair hearing and it up and down vote on the senate floor. finally, the presidents weekly address is ouch. it discusses womens history month and his plans to repeal and replace obamacare. it a...

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