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Army 1946. he has been volunteer for various causes throughout western massachusetts. what an honor. fantastic. bill: we salute him. so often they don't even talk about their experiences. even at that age. thank you, sir, for your service. obamacare it is here to stay. what do you need to know about how health care will change for you? dr. mark siegel, fox news medical a-teamer, associate professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center. good morning to you, doc. we have a pros and cons here. here are couple advantages. covers preexisting conditions. there are no lifetime limits and no co...

Was pick out just one component of the bill and a very easily understood one, which is lifetime limits of payouts of basically help from an insurance policy and how easily those lifetime limits can be hit. in this case, imagine you have a baby with congenital heart disease who needs three different open heart surgery operations over a period of years. you're going to hit the lifetime limit, the actual lifetime limit on that child's health insurance by the time she's six or seven years old. do you have to sell your home? you'll go into bankruptcy. this put a human face on that and that was one ...

Reform could affect american workers. national business group on health says that healthcare costs for large employers are expected to spike 7% next year. that means some companies could be forced to pass those increases onto workers through higher premiums and other costs. dr. marc siegl, a fox news medical a-teamer, good morning to you. >> hi, bill. bill: this is a big deal right now. this group out of washington d.c. concludes what right now based on healthcare? >> the national business health group survey, they are saying that basically premiums are going t to rise by 7%. there is no free ...

Health bill that there are are benefits that people are starting to see in their every day life. when the kids graduate from college and before they get a job they still have health insurance. people on medicare who fell no the doughnut hole and had $600 of bills to pay on prescription drugs are covered. families with children with preexisting conditions don't have to worry about whether they will qualify or hit lifetime limits. >> chris: you say the debate should stop. you know it is not going to stop. republicans including governor romney are talking about repeal and replace. are you saying ...

Because of a pre-existing condition. if you're a woman, no longer will you have to pay more. no longer will being a woman be a pre-existing medical condition. you pay less for your prescription drugs. and nothing for a preventive wellness checkup. and for everybody, no more lifetime limits on the coverage you receive. this and for other reasons, if you are a young person, you can be on your parents' policy if you both agree to that. and so for the american people, yes, the fight is over. others will try to challenge, but -- >> well, republicans have said they won't waste any time to try to rep...