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They may have small premiums. they may have some deductibles, some co-pays because everyone need to give a little bit. we have to cut medicaid expansion and our last administration our federal deficit was record high. the current administration has to do something to correct that and a part of that is going to be less medicaid funding. ainsley: next thing that they address in the article is essential health benefits are no longer covered under the ahca. essential health benefits. that sounds like a myth to me. >> it's false and you know it the actual law actually still requires that we core th...

An all-night protest on capitol hill. just hours before the senate is slated to debate supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch. >> this seat is a stolen seat. this is an individual who was rated by the provisional analyst as being more conservative than anyone who serves on the court. heather: senator merkley did not receive any backup from his liberal colleagues until senator dick durbin joined him about an hour ago. and some more evidence proving that obamacare is flat lining. a city in tennessee could be ground zero of the affordable care act's explosion. collapsing all together. humana th...

That is want to keep it, revoking it in somors that don't want to keep it. >> keeping different parts of it. >> you had republican governors, we want to keep the medicaid expansion part of it for low-income people who need access to care, so there's a lot of different complications because this bill was so big and so complicated and each state kind of has their own interest at play here. heather: one of the things that tucker carlson pointed out as he continue today speak to jonathan gruber, 20% of on the insurance exchanges only have one coverage option as well. so that doesn't really benefit...

As secretary of health and human services, we'll carry out the law you pass. >> i appreciate that. in your mind, though, does the repeal of the affordable care act include a repeal of the expansion of medicaid that was part of the passage of the affordable care act? >> any reform or improvement that i would envision for any portion of the affordable care act would be one that would include an opportunity for individuals to gain coverage, the kind of coverage, again, they want to the highest quality health care. >> that's not the question i ask. i apologize, mr. chairman, i realize i'm at the e...

In the system, which the younger people get, 54 and below, theyville a traditional medicare program and a guaranteed coverage option that they can choose from. we get rid of obamacare, its cuts to medicare that you used to spend on other programs, we keep that money to make medicare solvent and get rid of the board in charge of price controlling medicare and we leave medicare intact for everybody who is 55 and above. but you have a traditional government option with the new benefit for the younger people-- let me see. if you are 55 and over, nothing champings for you. absolutely nothing in t...