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Set aside the tax cuts and the deep cuts to medicaid. but they've made it really clear that they want more flexibility of benefit design on these exchanges. the most extreme version of that is the cruz amendment. i don't think that democrats should be totally averse to having a conversation with them about that. maybe there is a plan between the catastrophic plan and the bronze plan that's offered on these exchanges that has a lower act waeral value maybe less rierlts about what's covered that we could talk to them about. now, that's not what i want, but if they were willing to give us some st...

The president said doesn't make sense to put more people in the medicaid program without reforming the program. he was right in 2009. we have offered multiple times to meet with the president. we've offered to give flexibility on eligibility, benefit design, premium assistance, not a one size fits all approach. in louisiana alone, as many as 180,000 people would be moved from private insurance to medicaid under this expansion. that doesn't make sense. not effective outcomes, not efficient program. we've offered to meet with the president. he's yet to respond us. there's opportunities on a bipa...

Their state. it will cost louisiana taxpayers over a billion dollars in the next years. the president said doesn't make sense to put more people in the medicaid program without reforming the program. he was right in 2009. we have offered multiple times to meet with the president. we've offered to give flexibility on eligibility, benefit design, premium assistance, not a one size fits all approach. in louisiana alone, as many as 180,000 people would be moved from private insurance to medicaid under this expansion. that doesn't make sense. not effective outcomes, not efficient program. we've off...

Business decision of looking forward. some of the provisions where we felt like disrupted our original business model and unique benefit design, we were concerned that they may or may not be allowed under the value of law provisions kicking in later. it was a tough decision, going into it as a start-up company with the of a lower innovative product and we were not sure how we could cope. it was a business decision. >> critecs will say in house problems need to be take know with a grain of salt. you guys had trouble with your resources before obama care came along, is that not accurate or are t...