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Committee the list of insurers in the federal exchange who do not offer as part of their package abortion coverage? >> i will get that information to you. the website has never crashed. it is functional but at a very slow speed and very low reliability. >> do you have data on how many people in general in the united states have tried to enroll in a plan through this website? >> no, sir, we do not have any reliable data around enrollment, which is why we havent given it to date. >> i understand t...

They could blow it. >> well, certainly, chris, the delays have hurt enormously. we all know that. we also know gets funding for these exchanges were difficult. many of the parameters and basic instructions in terms of what they wanted the website to look like and do didnt come until very late in the process. i think another distinction between many of those state exchanges and the federal operation, the states have been a little bit leaner and meaner, if you will. theyve made some decisions to s...

And how the evidence plays out in court. this case is developing and frankly, we need more information before we can make any substantive call on what happens. jenna: its about 60 miles north of the city here in new york city and its an interesting case. a lot of emotions surrounding it. we look to have you back to talk more about it. >> thank you. >> thank you. jon: theres a new case of buyer beware to talk about. you can rely on quality ratings when you buy a car but when it comes to your heal...

And waited to dump it on the federal government to see if they could blow it. >> well, certainly, chris, the delays have hurt enormously. we all know that. we also know gets funding for these exchanges were difficult. many of the parameters and basic instructions in terms of what they wanted the website to look like and do didnt come until very late in the process. i think another distinction between many of those state exchanges and the federal operation, the states have been a little bit leane...

$100 or less per month. that is far better than they have right now. >> chris, let me get into this. >> thats the beauty of the plan. we need to give it some time to see it work. >> heres a couple of things. what were finding from the state exchanges where there state exchanges where there is data is most of what expansion of medicaid. already we have medicaid, a program with a $43 trillion unfunded liability. set that part aside, and thats what they like to

$100 or less per month. that is far better than they have right now. >> chris, let me get into this. >> thats the beauty of the plan. we need to give it some time to see it work. >> heres a couple of things. what were finding from the state exchanges where there state exchanges where there is data is most of what expansion of medicaid. already we have medicaid, a program with a $43 trillion unfunded liability. set that part aside, and thats what they like to

So if theres going to be activism by the judges, it is going to be very difficult because they cant just rest on their laurels and say this isnt what they meant to do. if you dont have any backing, theres no way to justify that. >> the people that wrote this were staffers, not congressmen and women, did it hastily in a back room, there was no transparency. and underscored by nancy pelosi, we have to pass the law before we know whats in it. >> theres no question the thing was on an expedited basi...

>> that they did not believe that was enough time. >> that i believe is a legitimate question i think is worth. >> i dont disagree that its important to get this website working again. are you totally right about that. i just think when the republicans come and say they want a delay, or they try to scare people and say tear privacy will be impacted. this is really an effort going back to what steve said before, of hoping that people are not going to sign up for this thing and, you know, one of t...

Administration and put together from the rusty remanence of the government-run freight rail that was losing a million dollars a day. >> ronald reagan had the yellow book test. if something could be found in the yellow book it should be done by the private sector. unfortunately the administration is taking the opposite feel and claiming they are inherently nongovernmental. >> indeed in 2010 the office of federal procurement policy had a policy change to broaden the an inherently governmental defi...

To actually getting your insurance by november 30th, they will have enough time. and then perfecting it over the next year so it really is an amazon-like shopping experience, this it will be sort of history and the good benefits of the exchange, the competition its induced, the cheap prices for a lot of coverage will be saved and i think that will be the ultimate benefit for the whole american population. >> but dr. emmanuel, any long-term concerns about this next point? because on these state e...