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Policies? >> as you know, repeal and replace fails, what is the president trying to do? >> well, i think zeke is right, there's no question he's trying to show the base that he's doing something, and in this particular case, even though there are statistics and there's evidence that in the past this kind of thing has done some damage, there are also a lot of conservatives out there who think that the way that they can do this now is much better for the marketplace. i mean, the notion of allowing people to buy insurance across state lines particularly small businesses has been something that co...

And other legislative effort until the spring of next year. >> so to chris's point, in the interim they feel politically they can't just leave it hanging and dangling, that they have to show their base, their voters that they're trying to do something to undo obamacare. and, you know, zeke says, dooms it. and you know maybe right. and so, but i think that may be part of the al tier your motive. >> you can't overestimate the extent to which the republican identity in the age of obama was built around this idea that obamacare was bad policy, that was a way in which this is how liberals think gov...

Executive order to fight obamacare and taking to twitter to warn puerto ricans that there are limits to federal help. from scandalous romance, to ridiculous plot twists. (gasping) son? dad! we also know you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so we're partnering with cigna to remind you to go see a real doctor. go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. doctor poses! dad! cigna. together, all the way.

That people -- some people like about obamacare. this, of course, comes after republicans in congress, they failed to make good on their promise for seven years to repeal and replace obamacare. joining me now is one person who helped craft obamacare, dr. zika emanuel, former obama white house health policy. thank you for coming in. >> good to be with you. >> thank you. so you helped craft obamacare. you also have been very consistent in saying that the law needs fixing. is what we're going to see today, is this the fix? >> no, this is terrible, actually. so there are three parts to the executi...

Association health plans that work for trade groups or autodealerships and franchises is purely works if it steals off young, healthy people, gives them a better deal, reduces the amount of benefits that they cover and leaves everyone else middleaged people, people with preexisting conditions in the market, they face higher premiums. so a few people benefit, but a lot of people get hurt and it will certainly undermine the exchanges which as i understand it is part of the president's objective. he can no longer say that the exchanges are collapsing on their own. as a matter of fact, they're doi...