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But there will be a lot of different options. some dont eliminate private insurance. some are single payer systems. i think that debate will be a very rich one. >> sahil and betsy, when you look at the conversation that weve had at this table about the field of 2020 candidates and what voters are looking for, bernie sanders is a 77-year-old straight white man in a diverse field of democrats. he was asked about it. he said i want to tell vermont this morning before he made his run. he says we hav...

These different ways. here is the rate of people. one of obama cares main goals was to reduce the uninsured rate. the number of uninsured americans dropped precipitously. they have dropped by nearly half from a high of 16% to about 9% today, but 28 million americans remain unensurinsured. they have guaranteed all of their citizens have coverages. the exception is the united states of america. now many of those nations have what is called single payer systems. the government is insurance for all ...

Some are single payer systems like canada or great britain. most of them are not a medicare for all idea. this is just one type of way to do it. >> right, absolutely. and medicare for all, as you just mentioned, can also kind of have different variations to it. you can have kind of a way for you to -- what senator harris is referring to is really kind of truly what you said that senator sanders started, kind of a single payer health system. but i think the goal is to have care for everyone. and ...

That have socialized single payer systems and youll reduce care. seniors will lose care. in addition the 170 million of us who have employer insurance under many of the plans that goes away. it is outlawed. you have to go on a government single payer system. >> bill: do you believe in covering americans for pre-existing conditions? >> absolutely and the president has made it absolutely clear that he will not permit any repeal and replace of obamacare that doesnt have an effective vehicle for ins...

-- >> everyone goes into a medicaid -- paul: more like medicaid. >> huge wait times, nobody can get into a primary care doctor let alone a specialist. paul: kate, what they would say, democrats, no more private profit from the insurance companies, you would have administration, low administrative costs because the government with its legendary efficiency would be running the show, look, those numbers are just not fair. >> yeah, paul, thats ridiculous, i mean, he made the most generous possible a...

Able to get treated for anything at any stage of their life no matter the ka cost? >> single payer systems they rationalize health care toward the end of life. >> exactly. >> put another way, more than half the you and me on health care is going to be spent in the last year of our life, trying to prolong our life for a few weeks or months. >> and you get into incredibly expensive drugs that youll need for an extended period of time. we should accept the consequences, which is as you point out, a...

The president will want to fulfill that commitment of repeal and replace because it the smart thing to do. that was what will create quality health care for the american people. look, what is happening with how the governor has managed health care, we have 80 separate welfare programs that cost about a trillion dollars annually. its a colossal failure. we look at the va system. we have 400 to 500 people in my office, veterans we assisted any given time. they do not manage well with the socialist...

Coverage for everybody, thereby spreading the risk around. do you agree with that? >> well, that is a philosophical debate and thats largely debatable when it comes to american healthcare. to be screaming for universal coverage or single payer systems i have some objections to that. to have everybody be a part of a group plan, that is really how the insurance industry works in the american health system. you have to offset the sick people with the healthy. and thats how our medicare system works...

Address the concerns in both rural states and urban states. so in that regard, i thought he made the right move. >> okay, and that helps you? >> there were tax reductions that were made. some of those tax reductions may very well be on the table. because if you keep some in place, you can supplement -- >> we just played the president public remarks to you all. what do you think he meant by that last line, its going to be something were not going to like and thats okay. what do you think he meant...

Jail than the average canadian or the european. i dont think thats something that americans realize that the prison system or the justice system is so different from the rest of the woeestern world. >> we have an attorney general who thinks the problem is there arent enough people in prison. >> right. >> let me ask you about two things that donald trump has focused in on. during the campaign, this is something he would not like to remember, but he once pointed out that universal health care syst...