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We in our office, when you visited, and thank you for your visit, we talked about the opioid epidemic. one of the significant issues is access to treatment to overcome an addiction. if the affordable care act is repealedthere will no lger be a mandate for substance ase treatment being covered. is that something you agree with? >> look, the opioid epidemic is rampant and is harming families and communities all across this nation. >> but do you assure that treatment -- substance abuse treatment wo...

. coming into 2017, republans made car that their plan for the affordable re act was to repeal and delay. that is, repeal obamacare then come up with a replacement later. that plan now appears to be falling apart. president-elect trump has repeatedly promised a simultaneous replacement plan. at least six senate republicans have openly expressed skepticism or opposition about repealing a law without a replacement ready to go. just today, for instance, "time" magazine reported senator susan coll...

>> i think democrats have been playing the politics of division for a while. it is always divide and conquer, talk about womens health. womens health is obviously important. nobody thinks it is not pure their republican lawmakers who are women that are concerned about healthcare and healthcare reform. it is not something that is not going to be part of a replacement plan. it is a political talking point used by democrats, in unfortunately, a lot of people end up buying into it. >> jenna: the que...

Some of the positions that congressman price took when he was in the house, that were even to the more extreme than, say, speaker ryans positions. so ive got a serious of questions. that ill be pressing him on tomorrow about these health care issues, because this idea of repeal and then punt, as opposed to repeal and actually have a replacement plan, and theyve had seven years to come up with that plan. im surprised they dont have one in place. >> congressman price is a doctor, hes a surgeon. so...

Replacement plan yet or even agreed on what it should look like. donald trump says he is down to the final strokes on that replacement. but dont expect to hear those details today from price. instead, a transition source tells nbc news the congressman is prepared to on offer broad principles in line with the president-elects campaign pledges and adding price and trump have met twice in the last two weeks. >> youll be very he proud of what we put forth, having to do with health care. >> reporter:...

What republicans are grappling with is exactly what you outlined. theres a disconnect between what the republican party has been running on for all of these years. repeal obamacare and some of the comments donald trump is now making publicly saying that he does want to take care of people. he doesnt want people to lose their insurance. and republicans are having to wrap their heads around actually building out a replacement plan. and tom price has been pressed about that today. he has not said t...

All right. so this new government report on obamacare has some bleak news, the budget office says repealing without a replacement plan would quickly strip 18 million americans of their insurance and premiums to skyrocket, but this report is not based on the current replacement donald trump is working on. in fact the ceo isnt the only one clueless on trumps replacement plan, a lot of republicans were surprised to hear the statement to the "washington post" when he vowed insurance "for everybody."

As we have been discussing, four days until the inauguration. controversy is swirling around mr. trumps incoming administration. some from comments he made this weekend. the rhetoric on obamacare is burned into the minds of anyone who followed the campaign. repeal and replace. repeal and replace. the details though of the replace part were harder to come by, which hasnt changed with the inauguration just days away. trump told "the washington post," the replacement plan will give insurance for ev...

Replaced. >> our premise is we wnt want to give ak access to affordable care. we want to make clear. >> as we speak theres a hearing for one of president president-elect trump betsy devos for education secretary. senator republican from louisiana and serves health committee and physician who put forth obamacare replacement bill. nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> the numbers are going up for obamacare. you have a plan, a replacement plan. what is it? >> we were return power to patie...

Going to be covering everyone in america with affordable health care insurance? >> i think thats a goal of everybodys plan is the goal of my replacement plan is to have most amount of insurance at the least amount of cost. even a governmental system is not 100%. i agree with donald trump. the goal should be to insure everybody. we should have the goal of being 100% access. its not really that we have a difference of opinion on that. democrats want the same thing. i think we all have the same mot...