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With martha mcsally where they're advertising they're going to protect pre-existing conditions when she and other republicans voted nearly 70 times to get rid of obamacare. >> it's an incredible irony to see health care, the affordable care act, protections for women, gender rating, all the things that are advantages that suddenly republicans are trying to make right and go back and change their record. i think voters and women in particular are very aware of this issue. interesting, talking about pennsylvania, is that independent women, this is a huge issue, i love the fact we were talking ab...

Right? but these essential health benefits, this idea you buy an insurance plan that needs to have basics because a lot of people don't know what they need until they need it. so that's part of the problem. that's the nature of insurance. so if you don't have certain things in the health benefits and then all of a sudden you need them, your insurance plan hasn't done you any good. for example these skinny plans that we talked about may not have inpatient hospitalization covered. okay. so you're 25 years old, you're immortal in your own mind. you think i just need a skinny plan. then you get in...

Calculation here about not demoralizing their base, by coming through and delivering this promise versus having your name attached -- nancy pelosi promised she will put it up in neon to a bill that may be unpopular. that's the conundrum a lot of the competitive district republicans find themselves also in. >> so quickly in 60 seconds, now that this moves over to the senate, what are the key piece also of this bill that really could start changing around? >> well, we're going to have to see what they do with medicaid. these are predraconian changes they want to make to medicaid. lamar alexander...

>> i'm just going to lay it out. why do men need in their essential health benefits maternity care? >> this is probably the most controversial one. this is the obvious example. but let me lay it out as simply as you did ask the question, kate. one reason is, you know,er it takes two to tango, right? women have the baby, but men are involved in that process. so, there is part of that. you're paying for healthy children, essentially, through those maternity health benefits. women get the health care they need so you have a healthy baby. again, men are part of that whole equation. if that doesn't...

And the question that obviously comes up is that well look, men can't get pregnant, very true, but men typically are part of the baby making process an that's one of the things that the proponents pointed out, look you're still investing in having a safe pregnancy, a healthy baby, newborn, part of the coverage you're buying but also that look if you don't have everyone buying and getting this minimal care women if they get pregnant would pay more it's called gender rating because you could get pregnant and everyone seemed to agree that wouldn't be a good idea which is why maternity coverage is...