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And listen to what happens after this does or does not pass and it looks like it could pass at this point maybe, what the american public will say what will be happening at the town halls. how will people react? you have to remember one of the pre-existing conditions when it comes to women and childbirth is a c-section. so pre-existing conditions are real for so many people and this affects so many people. and now the question what will be uncertainty do in the lands all around this country in the next couple of days. >> i was at a charity that works with sick kids and they were terrified beca...

Helps with pre-existing conditions. a lot of experts say it doesn't go far enough, but the upton amendment which is the last piece that got this to the finish line includes $8 billion for high risk pools. a lot of policy experts say the experience with high risk pools hasn't been great. essentially if your state decides it's going to opt out of requiring pre-existing coverages these pools will be able for you to get coverage. you opt out but i call this the never mind. if they do opt out, they're sending this back-up fund in. it's over a a five year period. a lot of people it's not enough mone...

>> i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. we begin with round two on healthcare. the white house making a major push to get moderates on board with the new bill. sean spicer, as you just heard, said vice president pence is meeting with lawmakers and they're making progress. two moderates, fred upton and billy long say they're ready to vote yes. that's as long as an amendment that congressman upton wrote is in the bill. they made that announcement after meeting with president trump and vice president providence. congressman upton's amendment adds more money to protect people with pre-existing cond...

Bill. -- are republicans worried that they're casting a vote -- >> republicans are happy that they finally have a vote on this. i think there's a reason they're playing a theme song to rocky. however, you're totally right. there are a couple of reasons that this is going to be a painful process for republican lawmakers, especially as we head into the 2018 election. i was talking to a member last night on the phone after the amendment came out. after we learned that there was going to be a vote and he said he was sitting at a restaurant and he hadn't seen the text of the bill yet. that is rea...