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Democrats are hearing from their folks at home whose policies were canceled. i got a letter from a rancher and her policy was canceled because it didnt include maternity coverage. she has had a hysterectomy and it works for her and now its not good enough because of the presidents law. gregg: yesterday the president was asked directly, he said no i cant assure americans that the site is going to be up and working in two weeks effectively. then on top of that you have got a whole bunch of insuran...

Plan that best meets his needs. youre having 65-year-old -- 61-year-old men say we have to have maternity coverage in a policy that i have to buy. thats exactly the point. mr. gora knows whats best for him, not mr. obama. >> we only have about a minute and a half left and you want to talk about iran, a very important issue going on, weary of these negotiations going on between the white house, western powers and iran. i want to play something of what jay carney said in response to opposition to ...

Assistance with the navigators and the new law signing up, its a fact 17 states have made it harder or impossible for navigators to meet with people who need their help. according to the commonwealth fund. now, im honored to be joined by someone who knows the facts better than anyone, its iowa senator tom harkin, who is chairman of the senate health committee. >> nice to be with you, karen, thank you. >> so i want to start, you had quite a moment this week where, senator, you pointed out and hel...

Look into options. theyll do whatever they can. very vague, nonspecific, but even if im trying to think, like, what could they possibly do, if people have lost insurance policies because theyve been discontinued by insurance companies, there is no executive order, theres no law you can pass to tell the insurance companies, oh, go resurrect these policies and bring them back and give them to -- what in -- what possible executive order, what possibly could president obama do now to -- >> yeah, loo...

It? by the way he was watching you and listening to you and recounting your experience even though he didnt want to give credit to here, thats my thought, opinion. what do you think of the way is he trying to justify you paying a higher premium or because it helps a lot of other folks? >> if you are in your 60s and just had your insurance cancelled because you dont have maternity coverage, its kind of a slap in the face. everywhere i ever lived its been a state law that children have to attend s...

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Mary says im 60. do i need maternity coverage? martha says i take the obama out of care. thats a scary oxy moron. thats it for us tonight. good night. see you next week. oh, next week on sunday! on fac.

They need to be covered and the policies may not have prescription drug coverage or doctor visits, and the new policies that are being sold have to offer that stuff. >> they offer protections on not being covered for preconditions. >> yeah. >> when you hear these stories like men being asked to buy maternity coverage, for example, its a great headline. >> right. >> can you talk about the idea of individual versus group insurance with risks? >> the whole idea of insurance is that you pool the ris...

Its a day whatever of whatever. >> a congresswoman challenged kathleen about coverage you might not need like paternity coverage for males. >> the policy covers family. men do need maternity coverage for their spouses and families, yes. >> single male age 32 does not need maternity coverage. to the best of your knowledge has a man ever delivered a baby. >> yes. >> theyre called ob/gyns. six people have enrolled on the sixth day. speaking of good intentions.

>> if you need a midwife, i am a pretty good one. >> ill recommends your services. >> im a mid guy. >> what does it mean midwife? its such a weird term. >> youre weird. should men pay for maternity coverage? >> of course not. its like comical. a benefit is still a benefit whether you use it or not. no it isnt. thats the definition of a benefit. how can you benefit from something that you dont use? its truly an oxymoron. all the metaphors are falling in on themselves. i want a bicycle. i want to ...