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Or maybe theyre not spending their health dollars in the way they should for their overall wellness, which could still drive costs in the future. >> theres no question that having insurance is a good step forward for everyone. but folks dont necessarily know what theyve got when they go on the exchange and buy something until they get ill. preventative services may be covered but these narrow networks that likely will develop and can you keep your doctor, all of that will play out in the coming ...

Something the nation hasnt wanted to touch, but we have to have the courage to stand up to it. >> and you see doctors deal with the fact that medicare rates and reimbursement rates are going down. it affects hospitals. medicare drives health care costs in this country, right? >> in a large sense. about 50% of the costs are medicare costs. >> and what kind of reform has got to happen beyond the health care reform that has to do with insurance, which is the affordable care act? >> what needs to ha...

You have colorado joining new york now passing these aggressive gun bills since the tragedy at sandy hook. do you think ultimately itll be up to the states to get something done given the gridlock in washington? >> ultimately we need a national solution. illegal trafficking of guns that go to the streets of new york or denver know no respect for state borders. they will be trafficked across those borders. the borders are porous. so handguns, assault weapons can be brought from new york to colora...

Country. again, if things are not done at the federal level, guns move across state borders very, very easily. doesnt there need to be some federal law? >> there are obviously plenty of laws, and thats one concern i do have is the failure to enforce current laws. unless were going to enforce the current laws on the books and that states at the administration, starts at the state level as well, and it doesnt make sense to pile more laws on top of it, and the numbers weve seen is the declining law...

The iowa republican has raised eyebrows for things like defending the legality of dog fighting and saying that its not against the law to impregnate a 13-year-old girl and kidnap her across state borders to have an abortion. the latest, steve king takes on the tsa. take a look. >> as america, we decided were going to process everybody the same. that means the 75-year-old grandmother gets the spread eagle search. and while that happens, maybe the 20-year-old middle eastern male waltzes through wi...

The rankings on the brady scale of gun laws, they rank on a scale of 1 to 100, colorado ranks 15, so they are the low end of gun control and the laws basically show background checks, comportment with some of the tougher laws, new york city, district of columbia. but as many of the mayors who have been strong advocates for gun control point out that with state borders being as porous as they are, theres no checks from one state to another, that without a national gun law, chris cillizza, these k...

Deductible so what person on minimum wage can afford $6,000 deductible? they go to the boss and say, give me a fair give me $2 raise and i will go to the emergency room. >>neil: where do they come up with the four million who were eligible? >>guest: who knows? what business owner, that is including the business owner that can only make $123,000 -- $23,000 a year. it makes no sense. >>neil: but if that did not work for small business guys like yourself, what would? >>guest: what would work? simpl...

Other opponents say its out of hand. >> they dont like the tools that the law and constitution provide so they are making up their own fake law to do something with the constitution and statutes prohibit. >> reporter: fine being imposed is $100 per day. direct deposit of paychecks have been stopped and have to show up in person to get paid. this kind of legislative protest is nothing new. they did it in 2003 over a fierce battle in redistricting. they fled to oklahoma. >> but nothing tops the ca...

That the law and constitution provide so they are making up their own fake law to do something with the constitution and statutes prohibit. >> reporter: fine being imposed is $100 per day. direct deposit of paychecks have been stopped and have to show up in person to get paid. this kind of legislative protest is nothing new. they did it in 2003 over a fierce battle in redistricting. they fled to oklahoma. >> but nothing tops the case of bob pack wood who was arrested and carried feet first into ...

Be given flexibility in how to do it. it would remain opportunity for the single payer like vermont. but i think we should have a common set of goals. if you dont have insurance you still get healthcare. martha: what do you think about allowing people to buy across state borders? those are popular ideas in this country. are those two things you could be in favor of in some kind of compromise? >> absolutely. you know, buying across state lines makes sense. you have got to have some standards. but...