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Significant expansion of health savings accounts, and we believe the more we can provide options and choices for i havendividual believe thats the best way because it works for patients, not for government. >> i want to bring in another audience member, katie needle from brooklyn. >> planned parenthood provides a variety of servicing for women. im a medicaid enrollee and a client of planned parenthood and i would be devastated if it were cut. weve already seen cutting planned parenthood means le...

>> sure. >> and now youre questioning their, his ability to do his job and the results of this, of this report. so how do you square the two no. >> well, a couple points. this isnt about who the director of the congressional budget office is. this is about how we get care and coverage for the american people. what they want is health care. they couldnt care less, no offense, to keith hall, but they couldnt care less hot director of the congressional budget office is, so we want to focus on care ...

Repeal and replace? why shouldnt we just be tacklkg about repeal? because its my belief that the federal government has no business in the business of delivering health care. [ applause ] . >> will, thanks for the question and thanks for your service. weigh could ju we could just be repealing it but it would pull the rug out from americans and thats not what we want, what we want to do is make sure every american has access to coverage of the highest quality, provides choices for patients and in...

But first, dana and i have a few questions wed hike like to get. first, in your effort to repeal and replace obamacare, you talk about impving access, access health care. but president trump promised quote, insurance for everybody during the campaign, not just access to insurance for everyone. how will this plan live up to the presidents promise? >> good to be with you and the wonderful folks here in the audience. i really appreciate the opportunity. serving as only the third physician to head t...

What we want to do. repeal and replace is whathe marijuana peop american people desired. >> can i follow up on the sentimt fm some of the people in the house, mel brooks said your plan is the largest welfare plan sponsored by republicans in history. and what he and other republicans object to, mostly. is the refundable tax credits that you have in the plan to help people pay for insurance. is this a new entitlement? >> no, not at all. its important for people to review where they get their healt...

Doesnt want to take chemo. say somebody doesnt want to have a blood transfusion, how would that work under that plan? would you be penalized more or less if you say i want to go for a different form of therapy to get rid of a disease? how would that work? >> their is is key, because it to the uniqueness of every individual and how they view their health care. you may want a plan that allows one thing and not another, you may want a plan that allows this type of facility to care for you or this d...

That we put a system in place that will work for everybody. were mott interest were not interested in having anybody lose coverage that they want for their family, not that the government forces them to buy. its important to appreciate that much of what many folks have heard in this nation simply isnt true about the plan. the plan itself, as weve taclkd about is three different phases, it includes the bill that were talking about which most individuals are referring to. >> youve had two question...

Address concerns. way to get it through, pay attention to the american people. people want the same thing in health care. affordable for everyone, accessible for everybody. highe highe highest quality and incentivizes everybody to do that and choices. as we -- those of us privileged to implement the policy, try to listen to the principles that american people have told us are dear to health care. thats what the president said. in the joint session of congress a couple of weeks ago, said he wante...

Only a third of doctors see medicaid patients. this plan cuts 1 million medicaid patients every year, if that is your big problem with obamacare, how does that make any sense? thats not my question. [ applause ] my actual question is how do you expect the untimillions of low-income women nationwide who depend on planned parenthood for these basic needs to access health care if this is not available. >> this addresses a question that for decades, people have said they didnt want their federal tax...

It from the individual markets. there are a number of folks who make more than what makes them eligible for medicate but less than theyre able to utilize their disposable income for coverage, they need this refundable credit that allows them to purchase the kind of credit they want. thats the key, making it so every single american has the financial feasibility and wherewithal to purchase the kind of coverage they want. >> we have another question from denise edwards from michigan. she voted for...