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Ends up going back to what things were like before obamacare. sh talks about the death spiral and destruction that obamacare is, i want everybody to remember that before obamacare, if you had a pre-existing condition, you didnt get insurance and you were in a high-risk pool and insurance was prohibit actively expensive for older, sicker people. i want to talk more about this with a practicing physician. and shes a fellow at the brookings institute. you and i been talking about this, gosh, for ye...

Down as they may be. >> well probable, how about that? but they may be. >> bill: so could you drag other conservative members of the house along with you to go probable? >> conservatives are independen independent, the idea of liberty being a big benchmark, so again, i say we will have a conversation with mark meadows and the like, get their take on the bill, i will be responsible for my votes, they will be responsible for theirs. the two thank you, sir. we appreciate that, marc siegel now, prof...

President trump says $8 billion. the bill says $8 billion. its not enough. one compromise to be if you create high-risk pools for those with pre-existing conditions that arent getting it through the regular insurance, fund it and thats where subsidies belong. >> shannon: a number of insurers have been staying on the sidelines. were hearing from the ceo of blue shield of california. we oppose it. it raises the specter that the sickest and needest among us will lose access. even if you have insura...

Unusual paubecause it is only a house vote in a multi-step process. it is pouring like crazy. the president is likely not to be golfing today. so twitter is available for recreation. steph? >> well, kelly, he can do his second favorite activity. he can watch cable news. president trump, good morning. thank you to nbcs kelly oconnell. i want to stay on health care and bring in a doctor who worked in the obama administration and helped shape the affordable care act, obamacare. shes a practicing ...

With me at storm center one here, a practicing physician with johns hopkins medicine and fellow at the brookings institution. he was instrumental in the development of obamacare and john c. goodman, senior fellow of the goodman institute for public research, andy slavitt, former head of medicare and medicaid underpresident obama. a whole lot of people here who know a lot about it. kavita, youve watched the changes to try and do more, it didnt seem to change the whip count on how this is going to...

Even members of his own party are calling this a bizarre situation. and another heartbreaking development in the aftermath of yesterdays attack outside british parliament. now confirmed an american is among the three people killed. he and his wife were celebrating an anniversary. plus, the attacker now identified. well have the latest from london this hour. lets start out with this afternoons big story of the day. the vote scheduled for hours from now on the house legislation to repeal and rep...

The point is, the american people have made it very clear they want obamacare repealed and replaced. were going to be judged on our ability to deliver a vastly better healthcare system to the vast majority of americans. >> abby: that is california congressman tom mcclintock. one of the many republicans facing angry constituents amid growing concern about what will replace obamacare. lets bring in dr. marc siegel. a professor of medicine at nyu medical center. great to have you here th. is such a...

And i would invite you, congressman, to please respond with the cbo report yesterday that you says supports your position, because this one does not. >> look forward to that. >> senator menendez? >> thank you, chairman. congratulations, congressman price. let me ask you a series of questions. given your medical training and time spent as a practicing physician, i have a couple of simple yes or no questions to start off with. in your medical opinion, does hiv cause aids? >> i think that the scien...

Innovation. hope we can move cmmi in a way that actually makes sense for patients. >> thank you so much. medicare has lost more than $130 billion, with a "b," to improper payments over the last three years. the program has also been above the legal billing error rate threshold of 10% for the past four years. given that medicare trustees have issued grave concerns about looming medicare insolvency if we stay at the current spending lev levels, will your administration actively champion our progra...

Hospital, where i would later return in my career to serve as the medical director of the orthopedic clinic. throughout my professional career, i cared for and treated patients from all walks of life, include manager, many children. and anyone who has ever had the privilege of treating a child knows how fulfilling it is to look into the eyes of a mom or a dad a say h we helped heal their son or their daughter. my memories of grady are filled with the gracious comments of parents and of patients ...