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Best practices within the ihs system itself and shared those and incense vized the ability to move that kind of activity that is providing highquality care for individuals in that system, in certain areas, and making certain that were able to extend that across the country in the ihs. Okay. We look forward to working with you on that. I think Best Practices is a good place to start. Obviously, those have not been employed in a lot of facilities in our state. In 2009, cms issued a final rule that...

If the administration was standing by that tweet which sean spicer said the president is, then why could congress then need to investigate if this information already exists . The Press Secretary talked a little bit about the issu i have to listen to the vshage again, the transcript, but he talked about credibility and the idea there is a separation of powers as well. We also talked a little bit about the idea that hey we are in tax season, tax day is just over month away. Will the president rel...

Suitorman, Senior Editor at reason magazine. Kasie, let me start with you. Weve already seen far right groups like Heritage Action criticize the plan, Club For Growth as well, freedom works, rand paul calling it obamacare light. You tweeted this a few hours ago. Here it is, it is still early so caveats apply but events of today suggest Gop Health Care bill is already on life support, if not Dead On Arrival. How can that be so early, kasie . Reporter well look, craig, this bill has run into extra...

They have a First Amendment right to do that, but nfl owners also have a right to fire those players. Reporter this is all happening just one day after President Trump rescinded his invitation for Golden State Warriors guard steph curry to visit the white house. Now the entire team isnt going, but the hockey team that just won the stanley cup, theyre taking a different approach. Im talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, they put out a statement this morning that reads, quote the Pittsburgh Pengu...

Were trying to move toward a system that provides more options and choices for people that lowers the costs. and i personally - - >>chris: let me jump in because under repeal and replace, the bill you voted for, if someone had a lapse in coverage of 63 days. a lot of cases of pre-existing conditions, then want to buy it. if you had a lapse in coverage for 63 days, states could force those people, instead of buying it from an insurance company to buy it from a risk pool and that meant the premium...

Condition. shes uncovered right now under obamacare. were trying to move toward a system that provides more options and choices for people that lowers the costs. and i personally - - >>chris: let me jump in because under repeal and replace, the bill you voted for, if someone had a lapse in coverage of 63 days. a lot of cases of pre-existing conditions, then want to buy it. if you had a lapse in coverage for 63 days, states could force those people, instead of buying it from an insurance company ...

And vince is a republican strategist and a former campaign manager for george patakis presidential campaign. seems like theres this rush. they want it done before the end of the year, which seems like pie in the sky at this point. what do you make of the alexander murray compromise bill? >> i have a lot of sympathy for lamar alexander. what he offered up with patty murray was a good faith compromise from my perspective. its not perfect. seems clear that the republicans would get what they wanted...

I think alexander murray takes a step in the right direction saying lets get more state flexibility and republicans can push more on fundamental reform if theyre going to pay these subsidies through 2019 which is what alexander murray proposes they should push for reform as part of that. this is the start of the discussion. not what people around washington want to hear. start of the discussion. we havent begun to really talk about this yet. >> were in health care 7.0 at this point. when you cal...

Sara murray starts us off with the presidents second press conference in his many days. >> reporter: president trump throwing his support behind a bipartisan deal in congress to restore obamacare subsidies. paymen payments trump declared an end two just days earlier. >> this is a short-term deal because we think ultimately block grants going to the states is going to be the answer. thats a very good solution. >> reporter: trump lauded the fix which has garnered tentative support in congress and ...

The idea of what both sides would get, both sides like. getting a little bit north of $100 million in obamacare outreach funding for people who are trying to enroll in the exchanges. for republicans, its all about regulations. we heard this repeatedly during the replace process. and what senator lamar alexander has negotiated is significant state flexibility to kind of change the obamacare regulations to make them more palatable for what the state wants to actually do. thats something that has b...