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To do. on average 30 million people have gaps in their insurance coverage because they're out of work, too sick to work or can no longer afford it. >> my husband lost his job years ago. so, there was about a three-month period where he was not employed and we were told that we had no choice. >> when you look at our health insurance industry overall now, as a consumer, someone, again, who uses it, what grade would you give our health insurance system? >> i would probably say about a c. >> c. >> maybe a b minus. >> reporter: of course, she is really hoping the final replacement plan will be an a...

And those have been on a steady uptick. we are now at about 49% approval rating. i think what is happening is that people are seeing what the alternative is because for all of these years, i these years, passing repeal plans, people assume that whatever that replacement plan would be wouldn't just be cheaper and better but it would continue to cover the same number of people and what we are seeing now is that while you may get a plan that is cheaper and better it is for some and not for everyone. >> why were the republicans so blind to what seems so obvious the morning after? i mean, the polit...

Years of passing repeal plans, people assumed that whatever that replacement plan would be wouldn't just be cheaper and better, but it would continue to cover the same number of people. and what we are seeing now is that while you may get a plan that's cheaper and better, it's for some, not for everyone. >> heidi, why were the republicans so blind to what seemed so obvious the morning after? i mean, the politics have clearly shifted. obamacare is more popular now than it was when obama was president. why were the republicans compelled to deliver this for a president who seems so utterly ambiva...

Alternative is because for all of these years, i these years, s passing repeal plans, people assume that whatever that replacement plan would be wouldn't just be cheaper and better but it would continue to cover the same number of people and what we are seeing now is that while you may get a plan that is cheaper and better it is for some and not for everyone. >> why were the republicans so blind to what seems so obvious the morning after? i mean, the politics have clearly shifted. obamacare is more popular now than the was when obama was president. why would republicans compel for a president ...

Done. >> i think will get it through. the republicans are very united. you can see that today. the republicans came together all of a sudden two days ago, it was like magic. they just came together. they're very, very united. from freedom caucus, to tuesday, every single group, lots of groups. a lot of great people, but they're very, very united. >> sandra: maybe not so fast. the senate republicans saying they are planning to write their own version. here's bill cassidy of louisiana who himself is cosponsoring an obamacare replacement plan. >> we are writing our own bell, that's way it works. ...