but health and human services has the full list of which states are in. and if the state isn t in, then the federal government is going to administrator the program and they re going to tell you how to apply. the key here? apply early. you want to make sure your application is in early. a lot of people have said there s not enough money in the program to keep it going until 2014 when insurance reform kicks in. so you want to make sure if you fall into the category of not having health insurance because of a preexisting condition, you need to get your application in early. you can jump on it today and log on to your state website to see if there s any information up already. andrew reuben. so many folks thought health care reform is so far away. this is the first phase rolling out there week. so if you have preexisting conditions and it s been a difficult time for you to try to get insurance, you need to be paying attention this week and as you said, jump on the website right now to f
much, paul and congratulations to shirley and ed as well. this is a big week politically and otherwise. july 1st this week as well. a day to remember. particularly if you re suffering from a preexisting medical condition. and you haven t been able to get affordable insurance coverage. well, july 1st is when certain provisions of president obama s health reform package kick in. joining us with some details on this, andrew reuben. an expert on the health care industry. he also hosts the weekly show, health care connect on sirius satellite radio. good to see you, andrew. give us an idea who needs to be paying attention to what happens on july 1st? a lot of people need to be paying attention. this is the first big initiative of health care reform. but in particular if you ve been uninsured for the past six months, for at least six months because you have a preexisting condition, you re going to be able to apply through your individual state or the federal government, for health care
the whole panhandle is a rural area and that s what our livelihoods depend on. without wildlife, we d be very damaged. as it is, the tragedy is bringing attention that could help florida s wildlife for many years. some of the support for the program came through a program called volunteer florida. it s an initiative by the governor s office here. which is aimed at just this getting people out to do what they can to improve their communities at all times and especially when faced with catastrophic problems like this one. new trouble in the toronto as the g-20 summit wraps up. at least 224 arrests today. cnn is on top of all of it our jean me serve is keeping aen a i on the protesters, ali velshi focusing on the world leaders. let s begin with jean and the protests. fredricka, there s a standoff going on right now on the other side of town. at the facility where some protesters are being held. right now we have the police and a group of demonstrators staring down one an
this morning on msnbc, even the former republican senate majority leader, bill frist, admitted this is not a takeover of health care, but there are changes that will take years to take effect. immediate changes include and then by 2014, all americans must have health insurance or pay a fine. also by 2014, insurance companies will no longer be able to deny adults coverage for preexisting conditions. the medicare payroll tax for individuals making more than $250,000 a year goes up a percentage point. a 30% increase. for more, we re joined by andrew reuben, vice president of clinical affairs here in new york city. when you look at this bill, who are the big winners? i think there s a lot of winners in this bill. the health care system in its entirety, obviously, americans win. for me, and i have the benefit of working health care. i m an individual and i have a radio show where i talk to people who don t have health care insurance. i think everybody s going to win in this. i
good morning. sunday showdown. after a final push from the president and angry push back from the opposition, it all comes down to this. do democrats have the 216 votes they need to pass health care reform today? deep impact. what would reform really mean for you and your family? from doctor visits to prescription drugs. what you need to know about what could change and how soon those changes could take effect. deep mystery. what is that on the ocean floor in aruaruba? could this photo finally solve the disappearance of natalee holloway. what investigators are searching for today, sunday, march 21st, 20 for today, sunday, march 21st, 20 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welco welcome to today on a sunday. we re just hours away for a vote on health care reform. seems like a long time in the coming. nuthing is easy in this process. i expect a very long day. democrats still scrambling to get the last-minute votes needed for pas