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Committee the list of insurers in the federal exchange who do not offer as part of their package abortion coverage? >> i will get that information to you. the website has never crashed. it is functional but at a very slow speed and very low reliability. >> do you have data on how many people in general in the united states have tried to enroll in a plan through this website? >> no, sir, we do not have any reliable data around enrollment, which is why we haven't given it to date. >> i understand that you have said approximately 700,000 people have applied for coverage via the health care.gov an...

They could blow it. >> well, certainly, chris, the delays have hurt enormously. we all know that. we also know gets funding for these exchanges were difficult. many of the parameters and basic instructions in terms of what they wanted the website to look like and do didn't come until very late in the process. i think another distinction between many of those state exchanges and the federal operation, the states have been a little bit leaner and meaner, if you will. they've made some decisions to simplify some of the steps on the websites. they've decided to postpone some of the extra complexit...

And how the evidence plays out in court. this case is developing and frankly, we need more information before we can make any substantive call on what happens. jenna: it's about 60 miles north of the city here in new york city and it's an interesting case. a lot of emotions surrounding it. we look to have you back to talk more about it. >> thank you. >> thank you. jon: there's a new case of buyer beware to talk about. you can rely on quality ratings when you buy a car but when it comes to your health insurance, the crucial information you need to make the right choice might be hard to find. we...

And waited to dump it on the federal government to see if they could blow it. >> well, certainly, chris, the delays have hurt enormously. we all know that. we also know gets funding for these exchanges were difficult. many of the parameters and basic instructions in terms of what they wanted the website to look like and do didn't come until very late in the process. i think another distinction between many of those state exchanges and the federal operation, the states have been a little bit leaner and meaner, if you will. they've made some decisions to simplify some of the steps on the website...

$100 or less per month. that is far better than they have right now. >> chris, let me get into this. >> that's the beauty of the plan. we need to give it some time to see it work. >> here's a couple of things. what we're finding from the state exchanges where there state exchanges where there is data is most of what expansion of medicaid. already we have medicaid, a program with a $43 trillion unfunded liability. set that part aside, and that's what they like to