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Wolf? a little clarification right now. republicans want to cut funding to planned parent hood because they say it provides abortions, which it does, of course. though they are not paid for by federal funds for decades. the federal government does currently reimburse women that go to planned parent hood for other issues, including pregnancy testing, hiv testing, and breast exams. jack cafferty is coming up next. then, michelle back me bachmanna guest at the top of the hour.

King. you all voted to cut off funding for planned parenthood as part of the votes you're taking. they have services like hiv testing, prenatal care. there's the term penny wise and pound foolish. would you worry by cutting off the services, people have -- there are certain people who would have sicker babies or certain people that wouldn't have hiv testing and then pass it along to something else. that would cost us more. >> i think it's the majority. not the majority. but the largest abortion provider in the country. some of the things we've seen in the videotapes inside the planned parentho...

Deductib deductibles, the insurance companies are going to have to cover the visits in full. and most estimates put this as costing 1% more for the premium costs to an employer, insurance or private insurance company for covering the costs in terms of more people seeking these out. it's also important to remember, you said this in the beginning, certain people are eligible. i get this question all the time. they hear us on the tv or radio and said, i don't know hoe to access this service. this is only, this only applies to people who are getting, applying for a new health insurance plan. or fo...

Washington, d.c.'s hiv infection rate surpasses parts of west africa's. >> in an area where you have extreme rates of disease -- >> reporter: a blunt assessment from the district's former hiv/aids administration director who added that d.c. was "on par with uganda and some parts of kenya." what's equally disturbing, people living with hiv unaware. >> it is estimated that one-third to one-half of the residents of d.c. that are living with hiv don't know their status. >> reporter: justin goforth, a director at whitman walter clinic about a mile from the white house has been fighting this epidemi...

U.s. history. what about today? let's look at the null better. you see the huge difference. only 6% of americans now identify hiv/aids as the biggest health problem facing the united states. a dramatic change over those 15 years. what about today? 56,000 hiv infections every year. 1.1 million americans have hiv, about 500,000 have developed into the full aids virus. about 20% are unaware they carry the hiv infection, an 30% with hiv get no care. so what is the president's plan and the goals? rue deuce infection rates, number one, increase access to care, reduce disparities in the health care s...