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Can quote them on the other side as well. >> alan on this one point, do you agree it could be a d disincentive for employers to hire full time workers, if they can hire somebody 30 hours a week an not have to pay their insurance, dont you think the affordable care act could prove to be a disincentive. >> i know for some people and dont know it will benefit some the way it benefits others. you said disregard whats happening in new york. dont disregard whats happening in new york. >> i said listen...

Half. not only new insurers will be in the market to offer plans for new consumers, the cost for plans will be down by 50% according to the state. despite the fact that new yorks health care costs are much higher than the national average. >> reporter: as jay said, new york rates tend to be more expensive than most states and in some states insurance rates wont fall at all. folks here also showcasing rebates going out this summer that average $100 a piece and essentially represent insurance co...

Write the laws. the president doesnt get to pick and choose the laws he enforces. >> the message from the president today meantime obama care is paying dividends literally. he will speak on rebate checks some consumers will soon receive if the insurance companies didnt spend enough money on coverage. >> this summer 8 and a half million consumers are receiving half a billion dollars in rebates. the averaged consumer rebate is around $100. this is just one of the many ways the affordable care act ...

Dollars go and i had breakfast with dr. ben carson. brilliant man who shares many of the same ideas. putting the patient and the doctor back in control of the health care system. >> we want to bring in our chief political an irs gloria borger joining us to talk about this as well. you had a chance to hear the president. what is your reaction to what the president said in defense of his affordable care act? >> in listening to the congressman and the president, i think it is the same old, same old...

These checks, average roughly $100 to people who in some insurance companies are getting a rebate. what he didnt tell people is those rebates are expected to dry up. remember what those are connected to. the new law says you have to spend 80, maybe 85% of what you receive in premiums, you have to spend that in payments to people for health care. the insurance companies are putting in the systems, its a little ragged at first, but theyll get better with it over time, and when they keep hitting th...

Think about that. 50% lower. so for people like morgan who are self employed, who have to buy on the individual market, they are suddenly going see opportunities not just for the rebates we discussed but also for even greater savings in their monthly premiums. so if you already buy insurance on the individual market, meaning that you dont get insurance through big group plan through your employer, that could mean thousands of dollars a year. go towards putting mortgage or putting a kid through c...

Athletes to use their sunscreen daily. the texas governor signs that new controversial abortion bill into law later today. after intense debate, the law will ban abortions after 20 weeks and require all abortions be performed in surgical centers and also require doctors who perform abortions who had admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. president obama is speaking off a public push to sell cost savings of his signature health care law. hes touting $500,000 in rebates that will go out thi...

Affordable care act easier than to educate them how it benefits them? >> reporter: absolutely, tamron. the campaign to bring down the affordable care act has been a strong one on the part of the republicans. part of what you saw today is president obama answering that. this is his third such event that he has held this year really trying to counter those arguments and to bring in those people who are skeptical about the affordable care act. today he made the case that as of this summer 8.5 milli...

And because of this new rule, because of the fact that it improves the value of the coverage that you purchase, last year alone americans saved $3.4 billion in lower premiums. thats $3.4 billion on top of these rebates. so thats just one way this law is helping middle class families. but it represents everything the affordable care act means for folks who already have insurance. better benefits, stronger protections, more bang for your buck. the basic notion that you ought to get what you pay fo...

Another 8.5 rebates are being sent out this summer averaging around $100 each. and for families like morgans that are working hard every dollar counts. it makes a difference. as she said during her introduction she had been buying insurance on the individual market in maryland for years. after she got a rebate for the first time and im quoting morgan now she said it felt like someone was actually being held accountable for the dollars i was spending on health care. thats one of the core principl...