with preexisting conditions pay higher premiums under this bill than they currently do? i think everything that we ve done, including the additional 8 billion this year, have everything that i have seen shows the cost curve goes down for them in a lot of ways. if you have preexisting conditions again, remember what a small pool that is. if you have a preexisting condition currently, the bill protects you. the only factor would be if you live in a state that potentially has a, asks for a waiver and is granted it and if you have gone 63 days without continuous coverage. so if you have continuous coverage, if you live in a state, it will never, ever be a factor. but the president has worked to make sure that in every single scenario, everybody he has kept true to his word that preexisting conditions are covered and that the cost curve continues to bend down. on the other question, the congressman from michigan was saying he s confidence from conversations with his governor that his
i think we continue to feel optimistic about the direction that we ve seen the legislation go. mike? wanted to revisit the president s comments and tweets about the ominous spending bill he campaigned on his business record on his ability to make good deals, make better deals than politicians have in the past. does the president view the spending bill as a good deal? yes. thank you. sean, can you say definiti definitivety that will be with a preexisting condition will pay more under this amendment? i think we ve done everything we can to do that. and every measure the president has taken further not only ensures that people with preexisting conditions get covered in every scenario, but does so in a way that bends the cost curve down. can you guarantee it? with all due respect to answer a question and say can i guarantee something? but i can tell you every single thing the president has done
the action he took this morning to work with members of congress, does everything by every account to bend the cost curve down to help everybody that would potentially fall into that small group of individuals to bend the cost curve down who have a preexisting condition. the answer, you know, is yes, that we have done every single thing possible to get that down and ensure that, number one, that potential is as small as possible. the bill covers people with preexisting conditions, number one. number two, it does everything to ensure that if a state seeks a waiver, they are still covered. but it looks at every single possibility to ensure that people get the care that they need. you criticized former president obama rushing through his health care plan. is this not being rushed through? this legislation hasn t even been scored yet by the cpo or put up for public debate, this latest piece of legislation. every piece of legislation evolves as it goes through the process.
including the actions he took this morning does everything he can to bend the cost curve down to help anybody that would potentially fall into that small group of individuals to bend the cough curve down who have preexisting conditions. the answer is yes, that we have done every single thing possible to get that down and to ensure that, number one, that that potential is as small as possible. because the bill covers people with preexisting conditions, number one. number two, it does everything to ensure that a state would seek a waiver, that they are still covered. it looks at every single possibility to ensure that people get the care that they need. you kreut sighed former president obama rushing through his healthcare plan. is this not being rushed through? this legislation hasn t even been scored yet by the cbo or put up by public debate. every piece of legislation has had to go through a process. we saw that this morning. the underlying principle that we have been talking abou
preexisting conditions pay higher premiums under this bill than they currently do? i think everything we ve done, including the additional 8 billion this year, have everything that i ve seen shows that the cost curve goes down for them in a lot of ways. if you have preexisting conditions and remember what a small pool that is. if you have a preexisting condition currently, the bill protects you. the only factor would be if you live in a state that potentially has a pass for a waiver and then suddenly is grand and if he had gone 60 days without continuous coverage. if you go. but the president has worked to make sure that every single scenario. then another question, the congressman this morning from.