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That federal employees get their health care is actually pretty similar to this exchange-based model. >> right, it is very similar to the exchange-based model. and actually it is a model not just federal employees but a lot of companies use and are starting to use, as well, where they say well give you a set amount of money and you can go shopping and pick what is right for you. yes, i think i watch people like you have a moment of glee that darrell issa says that. but i know youre going to get ...

If you look back to when this debate began, when chuck grassley pushed this point, it was really seen as a way to derail obama care, now it is seen as a way to derail obama care but has real consequences, what people should understand is the federal health employees benefit plan was a key model for health care. >> were not dealing with something that is so -- the way that federal employees get their health care is actually pretty similar to this exchange-based model. >> right, it is very similar...

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23 minutes past the hour. minding your business this morning, dow futures are down, about 75 points today. markets here are following a big sell-off in asia. investors all around the world are concerned that yet another european country needs a bailout. this time cyprus. >> could be a big deal. also a new approach for health care. some employers are offering workers a set amount of cash to buy their health insurance. cnns alison kosik is here today in for christine romans. >> theyre comparison s...

Choices to individuals. many times i discuss with the democrats, its philosophical. they think that the person would make a wrong choice. that the government would make the choice for you. >> greta: theres no catch or left services or pay more. theres no catch? >> youre going to have a greater option. and as a member of congress, if we all get a set amount of money, based upon were working for govee get a whole l insurance options and we can take the same amount and we go in and pick which one. ...

Choices to individuals. many times i discuss with the democrats, its philosophical. they think that the person would make a wrong choice. that the government would make the choice for you. >> greta: theres no catch or left services or pay more. theres no catch? >> youre going to have a greater option. and as a member of congress, if we all get a set amount of money, based upon were working for government, right? then we get a whole list of insurance options and we can take the same amount and we...

Legal caps in the law that says government agencies cannot spend over a set amount of money. and if they breach that amount, across-the-board sequester comes in to cut that spending and you cant turn that off without a super majority vote. we got that in law. >> we got that in law. weve been fighting for that. fast forward to now and paul ryan is thinking the opposite. now he is saying he doesnt like the idea. and its the presidents problem, the presidents own making. >> its the president who fi...

These. is he saying that every single state is somehow supposed to not only take on the burden of dispensing that money but also the burden of administering these programs? >> yeah. hes talking about something called block grants, and that means that instead of the federal government reacting to a recession, for example, and expanding unemployment insurance, food stamps, the kinds of programs that he was just mentioning, its now going to be a set amount of resources, a set amount of money every ...

Coming up -- congressman paul ryan has been a supporter of the automatic military and domestic cuts known as se questions stration for most of his career in the house as he made clear this interview last year. >> what conservatives like me have been fighting for for years are statutory caps on spending, legal caps in law, that says government agencies cannot spend over a set amount of money and if they breach that amount across the board sequester comes in to cut that spending and you cant turn ...