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When they passed obamacare not providing legal cost sharing for cost sharing deseductions. bottom line, insurance companies get paid either way. s fix is in. cost sharing reductions or increase premiums and the american taxpayer will be out cbo and have another $194 billion. so i think it's a legitimate point of view on the part of republicans to really resist trying to fund these unsustainable markets. that's a legitimate point of view, but the reality is, if we don't fund these cost sharing deductions, people that are working hard, those individuals that don't get subsidies. that bill clinto...

Motivation for them to try to live a healthier lifestyle? if it does not cost them anything to go to the doctor, what is the motivation? >> bear in mind for the very poorest in in and america thatu have medicaid. things affected by the change are the types of policies that folks who may not qualify for medicaid, but would need some sort of government help and health care will be getting, but i think the incentive to live a healthy life is not about money, it is about being wanting to live a long life and spend time with your family. but i do think that's one of the ideas that is increasing pos...

It's not like it hurrs or helps. trump is aimed in a lot of ways. obamacare was focused with the design to push money towards low income people with a lot of rules. this idea may if you are in upper middle class may reduce your cost zone and the cost sharing is changing in a lot of ways. >> stand by. go ahead. give me your final thought. >> a lot of this stuff with the subsidies was not allowed. he was following along that front. he will face the weaknesses of the phone and the pen presidenting with the executive order stuff that can cut down on mandates and offer more choice to people who cou...

The votes. we'll vote in january, february, or march. >> so he's going noo negotiate with democrats. what do you need in order for him to negotiate with you? >> there is excellent work going on right now with patty and alexander. that's some combination of reinsurance, cost sharing, which really means we're reducing the risk for people that are in the plan, especially in the rural areas. reducing their rates and then giving some flexibility to the states, but not doing it like that graham/cassidy plan did by cutting the money that goes to the state. >> can he sign an executive order that says ...

>> governor, is all of that true? are you on the same page with the president? >> yes, the president has been very diligent. he's essentially talked to me every day, every petition we have of him, he's answered in the affirmative. he declared puerto rico a disaster area, he waived the cost sharing for fema and now, you know, recently we asked him for more resources. they are coming over here. but i want to say, chris, this is also the state government that's helping. governor cuomo is helping, governor baker in massachusetts is helping as well, governor hogan, governor scott, governor mcauliff...