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Portion of getting it. if we can have a more -- more people involved into health care, more people with healthier lifestyles, the thing i have concerns with is this. the personal accountability and responsibility. we take in medicaid. most states with less than 50% coverage. we have gone from 50% to 133%. there has to be personal accountability and responsibility. a person is just above that, you want to make sure everyone is getting the adequate care. but if we're paying and giving somebody, there has to be quid pro quo responsibility, accountability, not overabuse or use to the point and liv...

It has 38 million residents. this is getting a lot of attention. who are these 1 million people? people ho had private health insurance. under obama care, all insurance policies must include ten essential benefits things like maternity care and prescription drug coverage. so if your plan doesn't meet that criteria, the insurance companies send you a cancellation notice. some private insurer will offer new plans. but for some people that could increase premiums. for other people who might qualify for a subsidy under obama care, it could be cheaper. >> what do these million people who just lost ...

Cancellation letter. some will fix that, for others, it could increase premiums. >> what are the options for all of these people? >> well, that's the big dilemma here, zoraida. the reason they're doing this is because the obama administration want to get rid of what they call junk plans. they wanted to make sure everyone has quality coverage. fortunately for people in california, they have a state exchange. it's working better than healthcare.gov, but there's still been reports of problems there. >> all right, so this one million number is really big. but is this happening across the country a...

Because of obama care. that they like. >> somebody from richmond, virginia. these plans are being canceled because they don't meet the standards of obama care, the standards that would allow quality care, higher quality care, the obama administration says, better care covering more things. is that not a good goal to have fewer what the obama administration calls junk plans? >> this has been the problem all along, when the president obama thinks he knows better for families what they need, what they can afford, that's when things go awry. again, millions of americans who have actually chosen th...

The ted cruz wing of the republican party which has been hell bent on destroying the affordable care act any way it could. is that message getting through to the american people? is the president being successful in this regard in explaining this? >> i don't think the white house still after all this time has fully figured out how to deal with this blanket opposition and obstructionism they get which is fueled by statements that are not true and hyperbolic. very simple fact. right now the republicans, their hair is on fire because a couple million people are getting cancellation notices a lot ...