Market. The governors of massachusetts, montana, tennessee, utah and colorado spoke with members of the Senate Health committee about issues including allowing states to innovate and create healthcare pools. The hearing is just over three hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions will come toward her. Were holding are second to four hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left
[inaudible] Insurance Market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left a meeting where the governors met with senators [inaudible] our committee, we had 30 senators there similar to yesterday we had state Insurance Commissioners here. Thirtyone senators most [inaudible] the Committee Meet for an hour and then we had 22 of 23 members. For two consecutive days weve had half members of the United States status and focus on a single narrow objective. What can we do in the next couple of weeks . Thats a tall order. The next couple of weeks that the senate, the house c
Changes what help what people would receive from the federal government to pay for insurance. Its unclear how the 5 million americans who got insurance through obamacare will be affected or how much the new proposal would even cost. For a california perspective, im joined now by california insurance commissioner dave jones, who is also running for state attorney general. Commissioner jones, thank you for being here. My pleasure. How would california be affected by the gop bill . There are a number of negative aspects to trump care. First, as you mentioned, weve added 5 Million People to the insurance rolls in california, thanks to the Affordable Care act. All of their Health Insurance is at risk. The gop bill would ultimately eliminate the Medicaid Expansion cohort, thats about 4. 1 Million People, as for the 1. 4 Million People in our exchange, 90 of them rely on a premium tax credit subsidy and the gop proposal cuts that dramatically. I think its fair to say all 5 million are at risk
Changes what help what people would receive from the federal government to pay for insurance. Its unclear how the 5 million americans who got insurance through obamacare will be affected or how much the new proposal would even cost. For a california perspective, im joined now by california insurance commissioner dave jones, who is also running for state attorney general. Commissioner jones, thank you for being here. My pleasure. How would california be affected by the gop bill . There are a number of negative aspects to trump care. First, as you mentioned, weve added 5 Million People to the insurance rolls in california, thanks to the Affordable Care act. All of their Health Insurance is at risk. The gop bill would ultimately eliminate the Medicaid Expansion cohort, thats about 4. 1 Million People, as for the 1. 4 Million People in our exchange, 90 of them rely on a premium tax credit subsidy and the gop proposal cuts that dramatically. I think its fair to say all 5 million are at risk
Changes what help what people would receive from the federal government to pay for insurance. Its unclear how the 5 million americans who got insurance through obamacare will be affected or how much the new proposal would even cost. For a california perspective, im joined now by california insurance commissioner dave jones, who is also running for state attorney general. Commissioner jones, thank you for being here. My pleasure. How would california be affected by the gop bill . There are a number of negative aspects to trump care. First, as you mentioned, weve added 5 Million People to the insurance rolls in california, thanks to the Affordable Care act. All of their Health Insurance is at risk. The gop bill would ultimately eliminate the Medicaid Expansion cohort, thats about 4. 1 Million People, as for the 1. 4 Million People in our exchange, 90 of them rely on a premium tax credit subsidy and the gop proposal cuts that dramatically. I think its fair to say all 5 million are at risk