Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131029:20:53:00
Because you have to get the coverage even if you have a preexisting -- >> so there is a protection for the consumer. >> right. in california, they did a study and found 27% -- there was about a 27% premium increase, attributable to that. so that's bad for you if you're a young, healthy person who has a high income and won't qualify for a subsidy. but if you're sick and couldn't get health insurance, that's good for you. and the law overall is meant to make the health insurance system work better for america as a whole. so that's creating a lot of winners in people who were really screwed by th...