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Direction, in a direction that empowers patients and holds down costs. >> mr. secretary, you are quite a distance away from conservatives with this plan and the central part of it, which is tax credits. they see as yet another entitlement, very similar to the entitlement of obamacare but different in form. how do you convince them, since its going to take tax credits to make this work, that they need to swallow this and move forward with the bill? an awful lot of opposition in the central tenet ...

With the old blue heel model being the template for individuals who arent economically aligned are able to pool together their resources solely for the purpose of purchasing coverage. >> for about 35 years we have tried high-risk pools. 35 states had them before the affordable care act. frankly, it didnt produce great results. in 20110.2% of people with pre-existing conditions, 0.2%, were actually in a high-risk pool. and the premiums were 150 to 200% higher than standard rates for healthy indiv...

Obamacare subsidy with a tax credit. conservatives, many in the freedom caucus are saying thats an entitlement by a different name. i asked the secretary of health and human services about that. listen. >> the central part, which is tax credits, is another entitlement very similar to the entitlement of obamacare that is different in form. how do you convince them that its going to take tax credits to make it work, that they need to swallow this and move forward with the bill? a lot of opposition...

Hhs secretary left to defend the tax credit the replaces the obamacare subsidy. >> the central part, which is tax credits, it basically is another entitlement similar to the entitlement of obamacare. how do you convince them since its going to take tax credits to make it work, that they need to swallow it and will forward? >> conservatives and others have said we believe its important to equalize the tax treatment for those purchasing coverage, gaining coverage through their employer and those n...

Hhs secretary left to defend the tax credit the replaces the obamacare subsidy. >> the central part, which is tax credits, it basically is another entitlement similar to the entitlement of obamacare. how do you convince them since its going to take tax credits to make it work, that they need to swallow it and will forward? >> conservatives and others have said we believe its important to equalize the tax treatment for those purchasing coverage, gaining coverage through their employer and those n...

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