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Controversy. in his first address to his new department, housing and urban development, carson referred to slaves as immigrants. a lot of blowback over his comments. we have a lot to get through. our team is in place. chris jansing, kasie hunt, perry bacon, nice to see him again. let's start off with a hard look at what is in this obamacare replacement plan. before we get started here i want to run through the basics of the new bill. no more individual mandate. coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions is still in. young people can remain on their parents coverage until age 26. the ...

Reduced depending on how much you make. if you make $75,000 or more, they get less and less. a couple making $150,000 or more get less an less. you mentioned health savings account in the opening of the segment. it's going to double the allowed contribution for a health savings account beginning in 2018. for an individual, you are allowed to put in 6,550 for. if you let your coverage lapse, you will see an increase in 30%, a surcharge on your premium. i'll call it a surge charge, not increase because it's not consistent. a winner in this, the young, if they can get insurance, the wealthy becau...

Cole mi coal miners. don't go away. the plan for health care. it resembles of what gop lawmakers proposing, millions could lose coverage. a draft of the bill obtained by cnn shows why. subsidies based on income replaced with tax credits based on age. that may drive costs too high for older americans and those with lower incomes or people who live in areas with higher medical costs. second, eliminates enhanced medicaid. the cuts to funding there would leave people without coverage. finally, the plan keeps protections on pre-existing conditions, but allows insurers to charge more for people wh...

The epa won't be spared. >> more on the president's plan today. if it resembles what gop lawmakers are proposing, millions will lose coverage. a draft of the bill shows three reasons why. first, subsidy based on income is replaced by tax credits which may drive costs too high for older americans or lower incomes. second, the gop plan eliminates enhanced funding for medicaid. this was expanded under president obama. finally, the plan keeps protections on pre-existing conditions, but let's insurers charge more for people who let coverage lapse. that could price out some enrollees. the republican...

Not -- you would be given the same premiums of someone else your age, as opposed to someone with a medical condition. but if you ever had to let your coverage lapse for any reason, switching jobs, losing a job, you could be in real trouble. at that point, the protection against preexisting conditions is completely gone. it really can leave a lot of people in the lurch who have a preexisting condition, forced to stay with a particular insurer because of that. one. big concerns here. >> certainly is a big concern. all right. thank you so much for explaining that to us. sanjay gupta, appreciate i...