hospitalizations up 18% over the last two weeks and the average of daily deaths is at about 15% in that same span. meanwhile, the biden administration notched a big win last night in its push to enforce federal covid-19 mandates. yesterday that federal appeals court reinstated the white house s vaccine or testing mandate for large businesses with at least 100 employees. business groups quickly filed an appeal to the supreme court. joining me right now is andy slavitt, a former senior white house adviser for covid response and previously served for the centers of medicare and medicaid under president obama and author of preventable how leadership failures, politics and selfishness doomed the coronavirus response. let s talk about this appellate court ruling of large companies, we know it will be an appeal,
and not replace it with anything. they cast those votes several times. they are now attacking the affordable care act in courts. donald trump himself is trying to destroy obamacare in a federal court, joined by republican attorneys general around the country. and now that the polling shows that that is a big political mistake, the solution to their political problem is to lie and to pretend that they are supporters now of the principles of obamacare, especially protecting patients with pre-existing conditions. they have spent the last eight years obsessed with trying to undermine, sabotage, repeal that law. joining our discussion now andy slav et, the former acting administrator for the centers for medicare and medicaid under
federal court joined by republican attorneys general around the country. and now that the polling shows that that is a big political mistake the solution to their political problem is to lie and to pretend that they are supporters now of the principles of obamacare, especially protecting patients with pre-existing conditions. they have spent the last eight years obsessed with trying to undermine, sabotage, repeal that law. joining our discussion now andy, the former acting administrator for the centers for medicare and medicaid under president obama. and ron klain, and a former senior aide to president obama. andie slavat, i couldn t have
congress could be just days away from appealing and replacing obamacare. reince priebus said they are not far away from signing the bill. i think it s important to know for the listeners as well, this goes through the house and senate, this will be one of the fastest pieces of significant that inture legislation to go through for a president since roosevelt, i believe. republicans are looking forward to bringing up their bill this week. now that several of the more conservative members have signed on last week, but some moderates are not convinced. joining me is the former active director for the centers of medicare and medicaid under president obama. he s now adviser for the senior policy center. good to see you.
connect with them. because they recognize they have a significant vulnerability themselves if they don t ensure the trusted vendors have adequate capabilities in place. good to talk to you. thank you for joining me. thank you, ali. the fight over health care could be ramping back up this week as the white house signals it s expecting a vote soon. but what will the new changes mean to the bill for those with pre-existing conditions? coming up next, i ll ask the man who ran the centers for medicare and medicaid under president obama. touches sticks with them. make sure the germs they bring home don t stick around. use clorox disinfecting products. because no one kills germs better than clorox. there s nothing more important than your health. so if you re on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here s why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you.