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Questions are two journalists. First question. We would like to talk first about the Affordable Care act implementation. There are no shortage of predictions that it may fall. When the Medicaid Expansion starts next january. From your perspective and that of the ama, what is the Obama Administration doing on implementation and what is it doing wrong . That is a very important question. Clearly, there are many elements of the Affordable Care act already in play that are working quite well. That is what is so important to us. Clearly, we have to work through many of the initiatives. You mentioned the exchanges, how theyre going to run. A lot of that is in play right now. Were waiting to hear what will happen with those. We will be able to inform our patients as to what we expect from these exchanges, how to be enrolled, what they can expect to move forward. There is work underway. It is very meaningful. Clearly, we need to continue with transparency, communication, making this available
Association. Then the Global Initiative meeting in chicago with a panel looking at how shared values and communities can help drive the u. S. Economy. Then a look at this years holiday prize winning photo from war zones and photographers to capture the images. The images. Red joining us this week on. Newsmakers is dr. Ardis hoven here in the studios to question two journalists. First question. We would like to talk first about the Affordable Care act implementation. There are nor should no shortage of predictions that it may fall. Medicaid expansion starts next january. From your perspective and that of the ama, what is the Obama Administration doing on implementation and what is it doing wrong . A very important question. Clearly, there are many elements of the Affordable Care act already in play that are working quite well. That is what is so important to us. Clearly, we have to work through many of the initiatives. You mentioned the exchanges, how theyre going to run. A lot of that
Frz germany and the euro szone i at a fresh year twoyear. Hp ceo, shares of the dow component under pressure after last nights earnings. What could turn hp around in just a few minutes. Retailer abercrombie and fitch getting hammered in the premarket. Ceo says young consumers are not recovering. Sears is coming in weak. K mart down more than 2 . And one point for marissa mayer. Yahoo beating google in u. S. Web rankings. Weve got the details coming up. But well start with hp. Stock down in the premarket as the tech giant reports 8 drop in revenue in Third Quarter thanks to problems in pcs. Servers and other businesses. Company also announcing some changes to the top management. Replacing the executive who had been in charge of its struggling Enterprise Group. So many questions, jim, for meg. Where are you going to begin . Im going start with have we regressed . We had a fiveyear turn around plan. Shes doing very, very well. Remember, the stock was right about here when we came in. Stoc