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Have psoriasis, by all means, have it treated, by your dermatologist. but, also, get yourself under the care of a cardiologist, who can screen you, to see whether you have any of the complications which are common in people with psoriasis. >> jamie: doc, that is interesting, there is someone i care about very much that has it severely and im curious whether there are real treatments, new ones on the horizon. is it something that we pay enough attention to? >> if you have the rash you pay attenti...

The medical providers interesting hospitals, the pharmaceutical companies and thats why he had a much tougher time. this time we have a del that is really a sweetheart deal for a lot of powerful interests. that doesnt mean there is nothing good on the bill. there are a lot of good, decent ideas. it means it wasnt as good as it should have been and now were all going to have to deal with it. were all going to have to fifl it. >> when you talk to peel on capitol hill, do republicans put a lot of f...

That vote against this can be painted as supporting e.d. drugs for sex offenders. >> so can democrats vote for it? i mean, it is trying to paint them into a corner. >> thats right. it is absolutely painting them into a corner. thats why republicans are doing it. theyre doing other issues as well. right now, also on the senate floor, republicans know that one of the politically explosive issues for democrats, very hard for them to vote against. those in tough races. something, it something that w...

You can apologize but you cant -- yeah. you cant beat the law on something like that. >> time to take a look at our 360 winners. a chance to show up our staffers by coming up with a better caption that we put on the blog every day. tonight, nancy pelosi laughing yesterday after the house passed health care reform legislation. our staff winner tonight. his caption, i just knew we could pass this bill without the botax in it. i messed that up. our viewer is charlotte. her caption, all for the heal...

Equipment. millions of dollars of equipment that were neither actually delivered to patients. what was the real fraud here, the crime was that the doctors who were ostensibly ordering this equipment had been deceased for five to ten years. and criminal had gathered those doctors names and creating the bills. the most common fraud is something known as upcoding or upbilling, where you bill for a service that is a higher level than what was actually performed. and that happens. it is intentional f...

Taxpayer dollars touy viagra. this was actually a problem, he said, for years with sex offenders on medicare and medicaid. republican aides tell me they know full well nirk democrat that vote against this can be painted as supporting e.d. drugs for sex offenders. >> so can democrats vote for it? i mean, it is trying to paint them into a corner. >> thats right. it is absolutely painting them into a corner. thats why republicans are doing it. theyre doing other issues as well. right now, also on t...

Botax in it. i messed that up. our viewer is charlotte. her caption, all for the health care bill say ahhh! congratulations. >> theres something in there about she who laughs last laughs best. >> still ahead, young, obese and facing the writing on the wall. youll meet a 14-year-old girl who was told she would not make it to 18. she had surgery she hopes will save her life and help her feel normal for the first time in her life. part of our new series. kids in peril. plus, gary tuckman takes us...

Perspective, legally, they have the best. >> i want to show you something dr. andrew said last night. >> this is not health care reform. it is health insurance reform. and that is a good thing. it is a step in the right direct. we desperately need health care reform which means improving health outcomes, making us a healthier society and getting health care costs down. this bill will do none of that. >> do you agree with that? this is really insurance reform? >> i agree with some of what he said...

Arguments and i think they feel the best argument from their perspective is the whole idea of mandating health care coverage them say that that is something that is relatively unprecedented. yes, you have to get a drivers license. but youre not required to drive. this is something that is very different. they think from that perspective, legally, they have the best argument. >> i want to show you something dr. andrew said last night. >> this is not health care reform. it is health insurance refo...

Bills. the most common fraud is something known as upcoding or upbilling, where you bill for a service that is a higher level than what was actually performed. and that happens. it is intentional fraud and it happens quite a bit. >> is there anything in this new reform bill that tries to root out fraud? >> part of the way this bill will be paid for, again, is possibly by routing out fraud. they want to add these investigation units all oh the country through hhs to look at patterns of fraud and ...