percent. we re putting money in our rainy day fund. so many states are struggling to balance their budgets. we re not only no, no. no. you re absolute running big big surpluses. you re a con none dumb to a lot co none drum to a lot of folks in a good way. but conservatives say, wait a minute he s really not one of us because for one thing bronco barack obama likes him. and embracing obamacare. what did you make of that? i m not for obamacare because it doesn t get to the problem which is cost growth. ourpvknz medicaid program in this state was growing at 9% in hi first budget we had it growing at 3. in this budget it s 4%, which is lower than most states in the country. plus, we have a program to change the very way in which we pay healthcare providers pushing programs to get
a free clinic is closing its doors after 15 years of service, all because of obamacare. the clinic s director told the mena star, because people are qualifying for insurance coverage through the affordable care act, our free medical clinic will not be needed anymore. normally, the clinic sees around 300 people a month. in february, just 80 people came to the clinic. and last month, 30 people. across the country, the effects of the law are being felt by millions of people. at least 9.3 million more americans have health insurance than in september of 2013, according to the rand corporation. almost all of them because of the president s health care law. the uninsured rate is now at 15.6%. the lowest point since 2008. and people s attitudes towards the law are starting to change. in alaska, democrats are actually running ads embracing obamacare. today, the put alaska first
in florida a lot of people will be keeping a close eye on. you mentioned governor rick scott. in other races around the state how big will the affordable care act play in politics next year? we do know both republicans and democrats have decided this is going to be a hill they re going to fight over and maybe die on. let s admit, i don t know if in november of 2014 if that s going to make a huge difference one way or the other. obviously if it remains a disaster it s probably bad for democrats. democrats right now are playing offen offense. we have a congressional race in the miami and florida keys area. the incumbent joe garcia. they re attacking his republican opponent by saying he s not backing obamacare and he wants pre-existing positions banned again. he wants the bad stuff before the insurance system was fixed so to speak through obamacare to come back. you re not really seeing democrats run away from this. charlie cris is proudly embracing obamacare. he used to be a republican
gallery is full of critics with a vested interest. end quote. americans without health coverage appear to be more reluctant than the white house originally thought when it comes to embracing obamacare. a new york times cbs news poll finds 53% of those without coverage it is approve of the health care law. that s slightly higher than the 51% who have insurance. the poll also finds that then u. uninsured have mixed feelings about the benefits of obamacare. 33% say the law whether help them, 37% say it will hurt them. but 56% of uninsured americans say they are unlikely to get coverage before the march 31 deadline. yesterday senator john mccain provided his own alternative to oba obamacare. but harry reid tells the hill he believes obamacare will be a net positive for democrats running in 2014. the website has gotten
will be democrats who were embracing obamacare as a ticket to winning the house, might want to put the champagne on ice there seems to be a disczech between the poll particulars trumping this legislation turned law, and americans at the receiving end of this are saying. well, i think the politicians are the democrats are having to make the best of a bad situation here. the good things that your last guest was talking about that were suppose stowed hit the public, haven t been recognized because most people haven t had any impact haven t seen the changes, either no personal experience with it or they re just not even aware of the changes. so the goodies aren t registering, but the negatives are and will continue. when people see their health insure bills continue to rise when they were told they were