had a liver transplant when he was 20. >> reporter: through the affordable care act, which is not perfect, which is not perfect, we've been able to reach many more people. people like michelle, a recovering drug addict whose narp is covered through obamacare's medicaid expansion. >> there's no way i'd be able to afford insurance on my own if i paid for it out of pocket. the main thing i'm worried about focussing on is myself. and my sobriety. if you take away the insurance, it's like pulling out the rug from underneath of somebody. you're taking away their treatment program, their medicine, their doctor, their therapist. they're support system that they have with everybody that is in their group. >> ron mott reporting from west virginia. and we'll be right back, but first a quick programming note. senator john mccain joins joe and mee ka.