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Or not and on which point? >> first, first thing i want to say, and they're too humble to say this, dr. boustany and dr. roe, congressman, have been in practice more than 60 years. myself 20 years. we're talking 80 years of clinical experience. we're the people they should have gone to when they started figuring out how to give more access to patients and access to patients that don't have it. what they're saying premiums are going to go up and access is going to go down. another reason access is going to go down, and i agree with both of them, the kind of insurance on state exchanges has very...

Disappointed about how little it changes their every day lives. some people hear about socialized health care and obama care and people think obama will take care of your health care. this is a government run health care system. >> send your bill to the white house. >> it's going to be a series of private plans. it's not going to be socialized medicine or anything like it. those of us who support socialized medical care are disappointed in this bill. there will be people who enroll in plans that are being run out of state exchanges but for most people there won't be as much of a change as they...

Did not hear of this? >> reporter: while health care reform is a frequent source of contention in congress, many of the people we spoke to here in new jersey were hearing details of obama care for the very first time just this week. >> i'm definitely going to read into it. >> reporter: is obama forcing americans to get health insurance? it sounds that way? >> reporter: in rural america, a nonprofit group funded mainly by insurance companies, health care groups, and charities is working to spread the word. dispatching 130 field workers in ten states. >> we can follow up with you. >> reporter: o...

Who created this affordable health care plan. >> this was passed by congress, yes, the affordable care act. >> i was just wondering as a citizen of america, how come i did not hear of this. >> reporter: health care reform is a source of contention in congress, many of the people we spoke with in new jersey were hearing details of obama care for the first time just this week. >> i'm definitely going to read into it. >> is obama forcing americans to get health insurance? it sounds that way. >> reporter: enroll america, a nonprofit funded by insurance companies, health care groups and charities i...

America, how come i did not hear about this. >> reporter: it's a contention in congress, many people we spoke to were hearing details for the first time this week. >> i'm definitely going to read into it. >> is obama forcing americans to get insurance? it sounds that way. >> reporter: a group funded by insurance companies, health care groups is working to spread the word. dispatching field workers in ten states. >> we can follow up with you. >> reporter: 48 million uninsured americans will be able to get insurance through federal and state exchanges. they must enroll before march 31st. >> they...