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Afford the deductible, and we know that this is happening by talking to the folks who are out there trying to provide the care. one-third of the counties, 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 ins...

Republicans dont really have a plan ready to go. theyve talked about various elements, none of which, quite frankly, will fill the gap, will help people get the coverage that they need. it just wont. so there is no replacement plan that the republicans have any consensus on. i dont think the democrats will want to help them figure that out. so, i dont -- and during that time, during this time between when its repealed and whenever they might come up with a replacement plan, the insurance compani...

For people on healthcare.gov exchanges, not to mention fewer choices as insurance companies continue to withdraw from the program. tom costello tells us which states will get hit the hardest. >> reporter: occupational therapist says shes caught in the middle. she needs the coverage offered in kentucky, but her insurer, united health care, is losing money in the state and pulling out. now sarah will have to choose a new kentucky plan and her premiums are sure to rise above her current $340 monthl...

Their coverage plans and who theyre offering coverage to. home depot and trader joes announced last year they would cut part-time coverage and sent them to the obamacare exchanges instead. >> target says theyre going to give 500 bucks to each employee who loses health care coverage. >> and weve seen that in other companies. they give you a pot of money and say were not going to be responsible for this anymore. go into the national marketpl e marketplace. all right, 59 minutes after the hour. t...

Under the affordable care act, for the first time all group health plans will be prohibited from offering coverage from the highest paid employees. the hhs and treasury are working on rules are working on requirements taking into account comments that were previously requested. they were caught a ton of money because for every lower level employee who does not get access to the same benefits, there is a penalty of $100 per worker per day. there is no date, but the big open enrollment period of h...

Has been delayed until at least next year, the "new york times" reports, because the irs has not figured out who counts as highly compensated. republicans cant figure out why the white house keeps changing the law on its own. >> and here once again we have an administration that one more time without consulting congress, without legislative changes is altering their signature piece of legislation, obamacare, the affordable care act. >> here is how the treasury department explains the delay. quot...

Entry level employees that they provide to the executives. this was first from the "new york times" and to a provision that was supposed to kick in shortly after the president signed this bill into law back in 2010. but because the irs still hasnt spelled tout business owners exactly where to draw the line about who counts as a highly compensated employee, nobody knows what to do. and until the irs figures out exactly who is highly compensated, were not going to go when this regulation actually ...

>> because he has to work the other half. >> -- then im okay with it. >> is he your leader now? im going to call andrew cuomo tonight and say hes got a new recruit. thank you. im sure hes never reaped revenge on anybody. thank you jonathan capehart and michael steele. coming up, the assault on voting rights both north carolina and ohio are back at it again making it easier to purge voters, restrict early voting, and end same-day voting. reduce the vote by making it harder for minorities and ol...

This evening. so if governor cuomo is okay with this -- >> because he has to work the other half. >> -- then im okay with it. >> is he your leader now? im going to call andrew cuomo tonight and say hes got a new recruit. thank you. im sure hes never reaped revenge on anybody. thank you jonathan capehart and michael steele. coming up, the assault on voting rights both north carolina and ohio are back at it again making it easier to purge voters, restrict early voting, and end same-day voting. r...

Immy lis is rehberger. heres whats happening. a hospital is on lockdown after a gunman opened fire there. a harvard undergrad student e-mailed fake bomb threats that shut down buildings. he did it to avoid taking a final exam. and tonights mega millions jackpot is now $636 million. that makes the cash option $331 million before taxes. back to "hardball." ♪ welcome back to "hardball." this week michigan became the latest state to pass an extremely restrictive law barring insurance compani...