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Just our air. hes a member of the so called tuesday group. ive seen a number saying nope, nope, nope, not my deal. the amendment would give waivers, states could seek waives for the national pre-existing. obamacare requires our insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions. under this amendment some states could opt out of that. states can seek waivers for the essential health care benefit rules. if a waiver is sought, states can enact a high risk pool but it could risk to higher premium...

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Doors in the capitol basement. in the freedom caucus has said that they are on board with this, its not clear that house leaders would need the votes of these moderate members in order to pass this bill, if thats what they want to go ahead and do. we were just talking with congressman barton from texas. he was previously a no. now he is a yes on this legislation, with these changes. i know weve talked about the substance of this. but just to recap a little bit on what this compromise would do, i...

Are we going to lower costs? you can say you might want to insure somebody and then say to the insurance company im going to charge you for that insurance. how can the normal american expect to pay over $20,000 a year just for a shot or medication to keep them alive. thats only one. a lot of conditions like the ones i have can be up to $100,000 a year, $200,000 a year. thats what insurance is for. >> and thats the fear, is that people wont be able to have access to the care that they need becaus...

Protects people with pre-existing conditions, it still lets states opt out. it puts them in a high risk pool, premiums will be active. womens groups that care about contraception and other impacts. they have everything to do with womens health, they are -- >> yeah, a big question is what does it mean that they are covering precan existing conditions. ensure insurers were not allowed to charge different things for people who had pre-existing conditions or not. theyre putting $8 billion in there t...

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The burdens of the medicaid system and the federal government is pulling back on that commitment, and were hearing that what we want to do sim prove the health care system. we dont want to jeopardize those with coverage today. >> lets talk about that, because theres an article in the "washington post" that notes one of your states maryland biggest obamacare insurers, blue cross blue shield wants a massive 50% rate hike next year. obviously you know theres signs all over that obamacare is in trou...

Talked about, health insurance and health care. >> kat: they are very different things. >> get the health insurance companies out. the day has come where i think we can go however -- >> eboni: insurance is supposed to be for catastrophic things. >> eric: in libertarian land, single-payer. >> all the risk pool money the plans put out. we paint through the back door now because they are doing $150 billion for risk pool. >> kat: its not patient centered because the customer isnt the patient. the in...

Rehab, lab, diagnostic tests and pediatric care. joining me now is senior national correspondent for the huffington post. hes also the author of "sick." these are things that some parts of the population need, by definition everybody doesnt need that, right? half the population doesnt need maternity care. a lot of people have come on air and said why do you make me pay for that? thats because it creates a risk pool that makes it cheaper for somebody who actually need maternity care. >> when you ...

It will lower your premiums why is it as good as it sounds? if i dont need it i dont pay for it. >> if you eliminate the essential benefits what youre doing is the only people that will buy some of the key areas of coverage and particularly maternity coverage are the people most likely to actually use it and that undermines the principles of insurance and what that did before the aca and what all experts agree it would do after the aca is make that coverage unaffordable or unavailable. if the on...