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Canadians. >> tucker: so there's an effort online in canada to raise money for the family of christopher speer, tabitha speer. but also for the other soldier. >> speerkids.ca. . you have to understand is that this is not a partisan political issue, this is something that people who actually voted for this government are saying i'm not comfortable with. you have to understand that canada values the relationships that we have in terms of our men and women in uniform serving shoulder to shoulder with each other. i think there's a lot of people going how did this happen and why? is a question for ...

By march, the individuals -- >> tucker: who loses money on this? >> the money gets spread differently and the amount of money is actually more because as i said the increase in medicaid is upping consumer price index in individuals are able to select the kind of coverage they want. choices make it so that the market of health coverage, if you will, response to patients, not to insurance companies and not to government. that's the key. >> tucker: how far are we for single payer nationally from catastrophic coverage. honestly. i'm hearing conservatives who have always been against -- single-paye...

By march, the individuals -- >> tucker: who loses money on this? >> the money gets spread differently and the amount of money is actually more because as i said the increase in medicaid is upping consumer price index in individuals are able to select the kind of coverage they want. choices make it so that the market of health coverage, if you will, response to patients, not to insurance companies and not to government. that's the key. >> tucker: how far are we for single payer nationally from catastrophic coverage. honestly. i'm hearing conservatives who have always been against -- single-paye...

Whatsoever. over a period of time, thosese individuals that are on medicaid but were able-bodied adults, they would transition to a personal market, a private insurance market that would be more responsive to them and allow them to purchase the kind of coverage they want. everybody's prices will come down for the premiums that they pay for their coverage and a look at coverage more responsive to them. we strengthen the medicaid system, we drive prices down, increase choices. that's what it's about. >> tucker: if this bill passed tomorrow in its current form, i know it is still being formulated...

Sell this to the public but also to the congress, and it's hard, it's always hard with the stuff. if you were too narrow it down, tell me with the chief aim of this bill is. is it to improve health outcomes, to control prices, or to expand coverage? >> sticking to the principles of health care, making ithe affordable and accessible of thn highest quality and providing choices for patients. it protects patients, provides more choices, lowers costs andnd it strengthens medicaid. that's it in a nutshell. >> tucker: but you didn't add to that expanded coverage?t >> coverage comes when people have ...