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A lot of programs at big medical centers where they have medical schools have a lot of these robots, so they are training the surgery residents to use these different types of robots, so they are getting the training. if not you have to do more training, you have to do a lot of cases because you have to get used to it. some of the downside is expensive. as we start to look at cost effectiveness these days, with healthcare laws and such, that is one of the down sides. and it still can't multitask, we still multitas stphaobg as long as my robot has a good bedside manner i'm happy. doctor, thank ...

Bureaucracy of the federal government it will lose the cost effectiveness. it is very cost effective in georgia but it will lose it on a federal level. >>stuart: my conservative friends say "no way," will we have people collecting unemployment and, at the same time, taking a job. testing a job. then they looked at the program, and, said, well at least it gets people off the couch and they are staying at home. what is your position? >>guest: no, you are right about that. the $240 stipend that will barely cover gas money, when we put this program if place, gas was $2 a gallon and it is more than...

Essential terms under obamacare, eric. >> eric: even scary, a line in the document is no, no -- this is very scary. if you're not scared, you should be. cost effectiveness of the treatment. so if there is a treatment that is working but it's very expensive, they're going to say well, guess what? we're not going to pay for it. that is scary thought. >> greg: what scares me is the things they are going to pay for. because there is going to be a lot of groups now that the money spigot is turned on, we have a lot of lobbyists for acupuncture and massage. in five years i'll be able to get liposucti...

Essential terms under obamacare, eric. >> eric: even scary, a line in the document is no, no -- this is very scary. if you're not scared, you should be. cost effectiveness of the treatment. so if there is a treatment that is working but it's very expensive, they're going to say well, guess what? we're not going to pay for it. that is scary thought. >> greg: what scares me is the things they are going to pay for. because there is going to be a lot of groups now that the money spigot is turned on, we have a lot of lobbyists for acupuncture and massage. in five years i'll be able to get liposucti...

This says. >> andrea: we can all get plastic surgery under the plan. >> bob: with all due respect, maybe one or two like greg said it already. the fact of the matter is it's a list of guidelines. you say it keeps the cost down. all of you have been doing is sitting around complaining about the cost being so high. what is wrong with that? >> eric: decisions are made based on cost effectiveness of the treatment. >> bob: fine. >> eric: also, not only the treatment, the development, the research and development, think about that for a second. it's not covered. >> andrea: for example, pharmaceutica...