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Dates. there's an employer mandate who says we have above 50 employees who have to provide health insurance to your full-time employees. so if you didn't have that penalty you would get a lot of employees dropping health care coverage. you're seeing some of this with part-time workers like trader joe's getting rid of his health care coverage for people who work less than 30 hours. what a lot of those workers are finding is it's cheaper for them to go by exchange coverage. this is effectively a wage -- we might want more employers. >> it has nothing to do with the sanctions because these were e...

What a lot of those workers are finding is it's cheaper for them to go by exchange coverage. this is effectively a wage -- we might want more employers. >> it has nothing to do with the sanctions because these were employees that were putting in less than 30 hours a week. >> if the law was spob successful -- if gets active and competitive and robust. >> and if we didn't have the sanction on employers for full-time work. that would not be an issue. you might actually see a real increase in wages for those low wage full-time workers. when we're looking for something that -- getting rid of the em...

Who have to provide health insurance to your full-time employees. so if you didn't have that penalty you would get a lot of employees dropping health care coverage. you're seeing some of this with part-time workers like trader joe's getting rid of his health care coverage for people who work less than 30,000. what a lot of those workers are finding is it's cheaper for them to go by exchange coverage. this is effectively a wage -- we might want more employers. >> it has nothing to do with the sanctions because these were employees that were putting in less than 30 hours a week. >> if the law wa...

It of delaying the corporate mandate. >> in addition, the taxpayers are victims. delaying it for one year is going to cost $60 billion, $60 billion. it's the $10 billion in forgone employer penalties but in addition, every person that signs up for that subsidized exchange coverage is according to the cbo it will cost $4,820. even if only half of those ten million workers and their dependents sign up, you've got a bill of over $48 billion right there out of the $10 billion. do you realize that is cost of major federal programs like medicare drug program. with a snap of a finger they decided to ...

The so-called affordable health care act? >> we will continue to put out regulation -- >> will there be further delays, madam secretary? >> there are no planned delays. >> it's not a promise, lawmakers also asked how many of those who signed up actually paid for something, at a time when some analysts are suggesting as many as 20% of those who have signed up have not paid a dime so far. >> and it wasn't just republicans expressing unhappiness, right? >> reporter: that's right. we heard some concern about the way this health care law has been implemented in the state of texas. >> more than 90% ...