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>> here's a practical effect. the longer we take to decide this, the more problems there are. the states have money problems, the exchanges have for be set up, and so forth. this law is phase over a period of time. the mandate doesn't take effect until 2014, but some provisions have already taken effect and some will be stretched out, taking effect in all of the years, all the way to 2020. so we need to get this resolved. i think that the court has a great opportunity, the supreme court, next year, to say this whole law goes away and the congress can go back to the drawing board, and look at t...

The judge did say some of the measures will go through. what is the status of that? with obamacare? what would you expect that congress needs to do to either support or fight what is going on with the court? >> congress is doing what they can to support us. hopefully the senate will take it up as well. we are expediting this as soon as possible. the full mandate doesn't take effect until 2014. in florida we have a governor who says we don't want your money. this is unconstitutional. they're dragging their feet and hope that we will get wrapped up in this, that there is no way out. there is a w...

Insurance. there you see against it, yeah, 71%. no; 29%. huge win for this proposition. and perhaps a big blow for the obama administration. in a bellwether state of missouri. back with the panel. erin, what does this mean? the big picture of politics and healthcare heading to the midterm? >> you heard harry reid saying it will get more popular with time. we haven't seen that. in fact, democrats have not done a good job sellal healthcare generally, and this is emblematic of that. this is one piece of the healthcare law. this piece doesn't take effect until 2014. this was a symbolic win; partic...

Mandate to purchase health insurance. there you see against it, yeah, 71%. no; 29%. huge win for this proposition. and perhaps a big blow for the obama administration. in a bellwether state of missouri. back with the panel. erin, what does this mean? the big picture of politics and healthcare heading to the midterm? >> you heard harry reid saying it will get more popular with time. we haven't seen that. in fact, democrats have not done a good job sellal healthcare generally, and this is emblematic of that. this is one piece of the healthcare law. this piece doesn't take effect until 2014. this...

$126 million this fiscal year. so, that's five times as much, richard. >> okay. so you mentioned the waiting list. what if you get to be one of those names on that waiting list, or even worse, you get kicked off? >> well, you can try contacting the drugmaker. most pharmaceutical companies have programs that provide discount, even free medicines, to people who can't afford the drugs. advocates also tell us that relief is coming when provisions of the new health care law kick in. but that doesn't take effect until 2014. people who don't qualify for the aids assistance program or medicaid would b...