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State, the federal money to help changes too. not anymore. under the trump plan each state would receive a set amount of money each year and there would be plan caps for federal funding for all of this over time. so they have to work it out as best they can. as much as anything else, this provision is where critics think a lot of people could fall through the cracks and wind up uninsured again. whats going to keep people in the system? if you let your insurance policy lapse under the trump plan,...

It with patient-centered health care reforms that we as conservatives have been arguing for and fighting for for years. >> jeff, he says it is an act of mercy to repeal it and replace it with this plan. i imagine you have some thoughts on that. >> yeah. im really disappointed that the new law talks more about profits and tax cuts more than it does about patient protections and expanding health care coverage for every american, for every american. you know, i feel really disheartened for the poor...

Obamacare light. so whats in and whats out? cnns tom foreman has that for us. tom? >> hey, don. the trump plan keeps several of the most popular parts of obamacare. you can still keep your kids under your coverage until the age of 26. you cant be denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions and there are no annual or life-time limits on insurance benefits. but it also drops some key components of obamacare. the individual mandate which says everyone has to be assured or pay a penalty woul...

Situations like mine its going to happen a lot more than people think and were going to fall through the cracks and its -- as bad as our system is, as flawed as it is, this plan is more flawed. its insulting and its going to kill people. >> well, thats one of the reasons we have you on is to explain to the american people -- im sure theres many people who empathize with you. we have you on so that people can hear your story and that they will try to seek more information. and if this bill is ind...

Last guests. allis, you first? >> first, certainly your hearts go out to them and their medical conditions and thats the key focus of what this health care is about. we heard tom price today stress the fact that they want this to be patient centered. katie mentioned her concerns about the new health department care law and it excluding people with pre-existing conditions. she and others understand that is one of the key components of the new proposal out there, people with pre-existing condition...

Do, health care. >> no, don, youre absolutely right. i dont think anybody, republican or democrat, listening to those two stories and didnt have their hearts go out to them. there are democrats, republicans, who have pre-existing conditions. there are young people on their parents plan in great measure because they cant find a food paying job to give them good health care. so what i think the difference with this plan is going to be is that that is not going to be rushed through. its not going t...