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Needs to know. what stays? what goes? >> that's such an important question, kate. especially as you noted that one of the main lines of attack and a catch phrase that's quickly catching on up here on capitol hill among some conservatives is that this bill boils down to, in their words, obamacare 2.0 or obamacare-lite. you heard representative brady trying to beat back on that criticism. defend the bill saying this is obamacare gone. so those semantics aside, here's what would stay and what would go according to this new plan. what stays is this plan still allows children to stay on their paren...

Out-of-pocket subsidies and changes the medicaid expansion. but here's what would stay the same. this plan still allows children to stay on their parents' plan until the age of 26. it largely would keep obamacare's protections of those with pre-existing conditions. it keeps the no annual lifetime limits and it keeps maternity and preventative care in place. now the mechanics and the math of all of this very important up here on capitol hill. house republican leaders have essentially mapped out how they want to get this through. this bill proposed importantly is done through the budget reconcil...

Itself. the 23 coops that were created 18 have already collapsed. so then when you look at medicaid i had 18 governors in in a bipartisan meeting this week. if you look at the expansion of medicaid in the ten-year window it's going to cost $1 trillion for one year. a trillion dollars is the equivalent of about as much as we spend for all discretionary government so that is not spend xenab extendable. protect preexisting conditions and make a ban on lifetime limits and don't allow them to ban that. secondly if you're 26 years old and younger you can stay on your parents' plan. start with a set ...

To come out? >> yes. this is our daughter, lauren. she's 30 years old. she has cystic fibrosis and she needs the provisions of the aca including pre-existing conditions and no lifetime limits to survive. >> whashg, what do you want to say to tom reid given your daughter's situation? >> we'd like to encourage mr. reid to seriously consider. we know that repeal is going to happen, okay so, let's get a reasonable replacement, a repair for obamacare. let's take care of provisions that are so important to people who desperately need them. that of course being the lifetime caps. our daughter's surge...

It's 155 million people who get insurance through the workplace whose benefits have greatly expanded. no more discrimination for preexisting condition. no more lifetime limits on the care your insurer can provide. if you have a child, can stay on your policy until 26 years old and no longer is being a woman a preexisting medical condition. >> thank you. >> one more thing. insurers, the companies, must spend 80% of the money they take in on your health care. not on advertising, ceo pay and all of the rest of that. so to overturn it is -- i mean my colleague jim chi burn, third ranking democrat ...