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Aetna says 55% of my new clients are sick. i'll drop out of the exchange. the more that happens, the more premiums fly up and we saw in 19 states last year 20% increase premiums. you can fix that, i agree, by throwing more money at it by reinsurance and enforcing the mandate. here is another way to fix it. that's the point. ist isn't always money. why don't we say to young people we'll offer you a catastrophic option to get you in the game. why don't we say to young people we'll charge you less money if you get in the game. why don't we say to young people we aren't a country of penalties here...

It used to be 2.5% 30 years ago. the democrats are brought up the fact keep people covered but how about we reform it. i also want to bring up a point that maybe dr. emanuel can comment on the federally qualified health centers which have been expanded under obamacare that were originally a bipartisan effort that create a safety necessary for 27 million people in the united states. often in rural areas. pete, they should be maintained. we don't have docks? rural areas. i want malpractice reform. i want to acknowledge how much time we spend in computers. it's healthcare that's in the solution m...

Going up by 20% here next year, 5% in 2019, decrease after 2020. how do you tell voters when you're looking at millions of people losing coverage that republicans have made this plan better? >> a couple of things. first off, that cbo is only scoring this one bail because in budget reconciliation, there are things you can't do that requires 60 votes in the entire senate. allowing policies to be sold across state lines, reducing cost of prescription drugs, malpractice reform, giving additional medicaid flexibilities to governors, that's all part of the plan the cbo doesn't score. going into the ...

That would adjust frivolous lawsuits, malpractice suits? >> you're talking about malpractice reform, a part of the plank overall and cannot get in this bill, it's not something that would fit with the so-called budget reconciliation rules, as i call them the budget reason killuation limitations. that's something that republicans are going to continue to pursue but a very heavy lift as the trial lawyers are a big funders as the democratic party and so they're not going to give up on that easily. >> democrat and republican, they own the beltway, let's be honest about it. it's a tough haul. selli...

Kicked down the road. health care is a rubik cube and still called obamacare. >> donnie identified the biggest problem the question of coverage and the politics and substance taking coverage away from people who have it and not showing any desire through the enactment of the plan to get people covered. their strategy, though, in the short term is what ryan was saying. they thif you take the conservatives in the house saying i'm never voting for this thing and tell their constituents this is the vote to get rid of the affordable care act that those members in the end will vote for it. the other...