journalist difficult and makes it difficult because if we can't figure it out and explain it well then the public doesn't know. and the public doesn't know what is being debated. that's a real disservice. >> we're working for you guys, who are watching this program. a lot of the things that circulated on the web in recent days, things like the rape, pregnancy and being a mom would become pre-existing conditions under the republican plan. is this an example of misinformation on the left? >> i wouldn't call that misinformation an the left. like everything else there's nuance here. the reality is this. the affordable care act, obamacare, which you know has got pluses and minuses, things people like, things that people don't like, but one of its ironclad guarantees is that every insurance policy will include an essential health set of health benefits. and that you cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. now, back before the affordable care act existed, you could be denied coverage for pre-existing condition and there were not those requirements on plans. in fact, it was very common if you were one of these people