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The pockets of health insurance companies and takes money out of the pockets of consumers. >> dawn, do you believe that theres anything that is being discussed that could be revamped that would make it better? anything you would support in this -- >> i hope so. i -- you know, i hope so. i think that president obama was right that it isnt perfect. that the aca isnt perfect. considering what he had to deal with, he pushed through a pretty good plan. what i would really love to see is bipartisan su...

Sell it. hes got to sell it. the vice president pushing the republicans health care plan in kentucky. >> the problem is the white house is struggling to get some of its own party members on board. and at least one group is awaiting his arrival, the vice presidents. theyre planning to protest the gop health care plan. lets talk about it with a couple of people who will be out there protesting. dawn cooley, co-founder of indivisible, kentucky, a watchdog group. and rena perata, a board member with...

Their health insurance with this plan. over 15 million people nationally. this is a life-or-death matter. >> lets show what we have in kentucky because it is quite a dichotomy. kentucky did vote for overall president obama in the election, but 1.3 million kentuckians are on medicaid, 440 of those, one-third, are covered thanks to the expansion, as you mentioned. and between 2013 and 2015, kentuckys rate of uninsured fell from 15% to 6.5%. we have to find out thats one of the sharpest declines na...