well, that s what it s all about. for trump. is is more, a lot more choices. a lot more competition, which is what you don t have under obamacare. what zeke was just talking about, my goodness, people might have to pay higher premiums and people might drop out of the insurance market. that s what s happening now under obamacare. i just got back from arizona. a tate where premiums have doubled in just the last two years. you ve got these exploding costs. the reality that some in the media have not be covering is that obamacare is in financial collapse and within two or three that is totally steve, steve. let me finish on this. that is total but it is wrong. when you have people, what you have under the situation that you all developed is you have healthy people dropping out of the insurance market. and sick people signing up. that s the reason that the premiums are going up so much. the promise was that the average
corps him it s interesting, kelly is getting up there and stood up there and looked actually presidential. you say, wow, this is a guy that s measured, thoughtful and in control. that s great to have people around me that look wonderful. we know it s been the other way, the more accolades kelly gets, trump says, i m a moron guy? that s a smart guy? so it will be interesting to see asically gets more revered, how does that play out in the relationship? donald trump s raging insecurities. well, there are a couple of big stories out of the white house yesterday. the white house used presidential orders yesterday to strike dual proceed toss president obama s signature 2010 health care law. late last night, the administration confirmed it would immediately halt federal payments to health insurers to help millions with a lower income to afford coverage. under obamacare, the deposit
the, you know, short-term opportunity against the long-term opportunity, the answer is, no. so i think that they are trying to have their cake and eat it, too, and i think the american public understands. cutting people off of access to health care will drive up everybody s health care costs. all right. so let s talk about those rising costs, because, senator, republicanfully, this is something that you are grappling with in your own state. your constituents are dealing with under obamacare. the projections for next year, for 2018, the state of washington, those premiums on individual plans go up 22%. that s is almost double the amount, the 13.5% they were expected to rise this year. would you concede that has to change? absolutely. affordability is the biggest issue. and i believe what i call the costco model, that when you buy in bulk you should get a discount. what we need to focus on for the individual market is the ability to bundle up that population and get them a discount l
susan collins have concerns. collins telling jake tapper it s very difficult for me to envision a scenario where i would end up voting for this bill. i am worried whether cbo s been given enough time to thoroughly analyze the bill. reporter: the co-authors released a revised vision with one clear goal securing new support. for murkowski, there are clear benefits to alaska including a boost in federal matching funds for medicaid, as well as a grandfathering in to medicaid of native americans and alaskan native who s benefited from the program s expansion under obamacare. for conservatives like senators cruz, mike lee, and rand paul, a further loosening in how states can rid themselves of several of obamacare s key protections, all in an effort to drive premiums down. the proposal removes the need for states to apply for specific waivers from rules that require plans to cover prescription drugs, mental health, and other services. it would also allow insurers to
millions who would not have been covered otherwise, and you are saying scrap the whole aca, your leadership, to help those that got beat up in the individual markets. baby out with the bathwater. you are saying most people will be okay, and we will help the 7% as well, but nothing is perfect. there are opposite arguments on the same floor next week. a little interesting. shows the disarray involved here. well, let me try it another way. you re pretty good. let me try it another way. if you say, let s say, $10,000 a year, and that s your total income. in many states right now, under obamacare, you are not covered. you are not covered. under graham/cassidy, a state could choose to cover you. a state could. the unknown is a risk, senator. we are going to wind up telling these stories, here at cnn, we