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Direction. it will create a marketplace. it will offer the kind of plans consumers want. imagine that, offering plans patients and consumers would like to purchase and do so at a lower premium thach. that is a great step. i'm pleased to hear it's in the draft. >> you represent the people of ohio. i'm flying to ohio after this show, continuing our coverage of the opioid epidemic in your state. >> yeah. >> you were a yes vote on the house gop health care bill. as you know, that, according to the cbo would reduce federal medicaid spending by $834 billion over the next decade, compared to where it...

She survive, she thrived. now her mother, rebecca, is terrified of something else. >> the bill is passed and without objection, the motion -- >> reporter: the republican health care reform plans. rebecca says one of the reasons charlie has done so well is medicaid. the government health care program helps pay for her care to the tune of about $12,000 a year. >> it's your birthday soon. how old are you going to be? >> 5. >> reporter: charlie relies on a feeding tube and sees seven different doctors for complications of her extreme prematurity. rebecca remembers the very moment she heard the new...

>> let me read to what you it said about the senate bill today. no amount of administrative or regulatory flexibility can compensate for the federal spending relukzs thductions tha occur as a result of are this bill. yes, states get more flexibility but a lot less money. an $834 billion cut over the next ten years compared with current law. that's a 24% decrease. we're waiting for the cbo score of the senate bill later today. look, many of these states are cash strapped as it is and will likely have to tighten up, reduce benefits or cut payments to doctors and hospitals just to deal with the c...

Protected, it's not, obviously. 834 billion, and even worse in the second ten years. and the third is, that there would be universal coverage virtually. anybody who needed care would get it. we often don't go back audio of his. his said his beautiful health care plan would cover everyone. >> he did say that. a big week. up next, russia's man in washington is heading back to moscow.

>> let's stay specifically on this question about medicaid. he's not the only republican. both of them in nevada are not the only republicans concerned about medicaid cuts. the cbo said it reduce medicaid by $834 billion. >> yeah. that's interesting because -- >> is that not a cut? >> it all depends what you're comparing it to. the medicaid proposal in the senate bill goes up every single year that the plan is in place because it's based on the consumer price index, initially based on the consumer price index related to medical care across the country and goes up every single year. it's import...