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>> well, actually, i think that would be a fine thing to do, but there are other efficiencies that we could make in medicare right now. we could ask -- we could allow medicare to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies, and that would save a good deal of money. health care, overall, we could have a public option, which actually passed the house of ç representatives, which would save another $106 billion over ten years. we are doing pilot projects that make accountable care organizations ge...

To just wait three or four years, look whats working, and then have this conversation about adjustments were going to make long-term to medicare? i do not understand why in the wake of passing that bill, the obsession with doing something about it right now. >> well, actually, i think that would be a fine thing to do, but there are other efficiencies that we could make in medicare right now. we could ask -- we could allow medicare to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies, and that would sa...

Army 1946. he has been volunteer for various causes throughout western massachusetts. what an honor. fantastic. bill: we salute him. so often they dont even talk about their experiences. even at that age. thank you, sir, for your service. obamacare it is here to stay. what do you need to know about how health care will change for you? dr. mark siegel, fox news medical a-teamer, associate professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center. good morning to you, doc. we have a pros and cons here...

Florida. >> for more than 80% of americans, the insurance system does provide effective access. excuse me. because the -- excuse me. >> oh, balma care, its a tough sell reads the ad from the rnc. if the entire law is struck down, a provision that allows young adults to stay on their parents health insurance plan until age 26 also would be in jeopardy. certain preventative services, including free mammograms for women, may also be overturned. of course, the decision will not come now until june w...

Services, that people do not pay for them if its strictly out of pocket. this is absolutely ridiculous to do it this way we pay two times per capita than any european country in terms of health spending and we dont do it the right way. doing preventative services makes sense, doing it on services that have data behind them makes sense, but to say that -- people wont do it. jenna: dr. lunden, on that, though, who decides what preventative services i should have? if i have full ownership, and i ha...

Laurie of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. he was the lead witness at the hearing. thank you very much, bishop, for joining us. could you take us through the hearing? we heard a lot of controversy. we heard democrats objecting. we heard democrats getting up and walking out. what did you see, sir? >> basically, the struggle was whether or not the hearing was about religious liberty or about contraception. and so-called preventative services. it was a hearing about religious liberty. thats...

Benefits for women for preventative services, knowing that its more cost effective to prevent illness than to treat it. the institute of medicine scientist recommended a full pra*eupbg range of receivessess from domestic violence screening to contraception. this is so critical to womens health. 9% of american women use contraception at some point in their lives and yet way too many people struggle to pay for the. with an insurance plan this will do two things. women will have access to a full ra...

Medical expenses. >> the final group get it from medicare and medicaid, so can you break down how it will change for these folks? >> i think obviously there has been a lot of discussion about medicare, a lot of discussions about taking money out of medicare to help pay for this health care plan eliminating things like fraud and inefficiencies and things like that. they think that can be a lot of money incidentally, $500. for the average person, free preventative services. this is something you a...

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