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Health insurance plans. the point i'm trying to make is you don't look at the risk idea at the federal alone. the states will always do some of the lifting. they'll have an agreement with providers and so we will have federal resources and state resources, which taken together will improve the situation. we had a very successful risk pool and wisconsin. our insurance commissioner came up and testified as much. it was very successful, and it didn't have a dime of federal spending. it had no federal money whatsoever. what we're saying is let's do even more of that. let's have these states put to...

We're looking at that new timetable. >> last question. >> mr. speaker, just to follow up quickly, nice to see you. >> hi, nice to see you. >> i don't hang out in here very often. on the cbo specifically, the language they use with premiums, it says "despite the additional funding", those sicker americans would face extremely high premiums. how do you assure them they won't be priced out and it won't become unaffordable? >> here's what the cbo report i don't think fully gets or states, is that states put their own part of this as well. this is what this analysis i think forgets, which is, we ar...

Schedule that they agreed to. i think maine had an assessment on all their health insurance plans. the point i'm trying to make is you don't look at the risk share or risk pool idea federal alone. remember, the states will also do some of the lifting. the states, like in my state, we'll have an assessment on plans, if they choose to do that. they'll have an agreement with providers. and so, we will have federal resources and state resources, which taken together will improve the situation. we had a very successful risk pool in wisconsin. our insurance commissioner, deputy insurance commissione...

The cbo, the language they use when it comes to premiums, despite the additional funding, those americans would face extremely high premiums. how do you ensure that those sicker americans will be priced out? >> speaker ryan: the cbo report doesn't quite state is states but their own part of this as well. this is what the analysis forgets, we are for the first time ever proposing to put billions of dollars on the federal government for risk systems and states, whether it's a risk will come on risk sharing. what's important to note, states do their own part of this as well. and wisconsin for ins...