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Suitorman, Senior Editor at reason magazine. Kasie, let me start with you. Weve already seen far right groups like Heritage Action criticize the plan, Club For Growth as well, freedom works, rand paul calling it obamacare light. You tweeted this a few hours ago. Here it is, it is still early so caveats apply but events of today suggest Gop Health Care bill is already on life support, if not Dead On Arrival. How can that be so early, kasie . Reporter well look, craig, this bill has run into extra...

Million fewer people having health insurance, but it will increase premiums on the individual market by 20%. the opposite of what republicans say they want to achieve. >> as you know the argument you hear from people against obamacare is you cant trust the cbo. >> well, that is the argument of people who dont like what the cbo is saying. all you can say is nobody is omniscient, but the cbo has the best experts that our government has at analyzing the effects of policies. they were wrong on how m...

We do expect a vote in a matter of minutes. when texas republican, a medical doctor, urged his colleagues they must rescue their constituents. >> the affordable care act has left the individual market in shambles and has driven insurers away from offering coverage. now we are seeing one-third, one-third of all counties in the united states of america with only a single insurer. >> supporters also noted by acting, they will get rid of obamacare taxes which would also provide relief to their const...

Of the markets, so there is no competition in a lot of these states. >> thats right. there are things being expected of insurance companies under the affordable care act. the pieces all just dont work together. the rates that theyre allowed to charge the masses isnt adding up. thats why so many are saying, i dont really think that i want to be in the business of offering coverage under the constraints that are placed on me through this law. but i think its completely ridiculous to think that dem...

Budget office scoring ended up showing would have led to 24 million people not having insurance over the ten-year period after the bill was enacted, so trump was making a lot of sacrifices in pursuit of this broader victory, this win. he wanted something that he could claim as a big victory in his first 100 days and unfortunately hes not going to get it on health care. hes going to look now to tax reform and other issues, but thats going to be very difficult too. >> mary agnes carry, you have a ...

Obamacare and the aca in droves. one third of the counties that have one insurer and states that have one offering coverage. if you only have one choice, you dont have any choice at all. the fact of the matter is that if we have insurers and the ones remaining say if you dont change this and stabilize the market and make it so that we can actually price to the risk of an individual, we are not going to be able to stay here. its possible that undercurrent law which is one of the reasons that they...

Once. the fact of the matter is were working on the regulations right now. in fact, weve had a proposed rule thats been out there to narrow the window so that insurers are able to stay in markets that theyre having to pull out. remember one-third of the counties in this country, one-third in the county, over #,000 counties only have one insurer offering kovrng on the chang exchanges. five states only have one inrer offering coverage on the exchanges. you tell me that thats what the plan was. the...

Working for all parties involved. anthem says without significant changes to the act or obama care as weve been describing it, is going to extract itself from a number of states where its offering coverage currently, so what do you say to those insurers who are demanding changes or else? >> well, i think the appropriate way to deal with this issue is bring anthem, the insurers together, sit down with republicans and democrats. the republicans complain so bitterly that you know, that affordable c...

Deductible, and we know that this is happening by talking to the folks out there trying to provide the care. a third of the counties in the united states, one-third of the counties in the united states have only one insurer offering coverage on the exchange. five states only have one insurer offering coverage on the exchange. one insurer is not a choice. so we need to make certain that we correct that. in tennessee this morning, it was announced that there are a number of counties that have no i...

Make $40,000, 50,000, 60,000 your deductible oftentimes is 8,000, 10,000, 12,000 a year. what that means is that youve got an insurance card but you dont get care, because you cant afford the deductible, and we know this is happening by talking to the folks out there trying to provide the care. third of the counties in the united states, one-third of the counties in the united states have only one insurer offering coverage on the exchange. five states only have one insurer offering coverage on t...