let me start with you, secretary burwell. in your written testimony, you mention the contribution that emery made, the university of nebraska made. i would think the cdc would recognize the guidelines you're using, significant input was provided by those institutions. as i have looked through the request for funding here, $6 billion request, we have money to reimburse the world health organization. we have money to reimburse civil aviation organization. i could go on and on. i don't see funding that would be available to reimburse any institution in the united states that provides care and treatment and training relative to ebola. i've talked to staff for the relevant subcommittees and talked to some of the members. and it appears to me to be an oversight. and it would seem to me to be logical, because you asked emery to take patients. you asked the university of nebraska medical center to take patients. we were glad to do it. but it seems at this point some assistance in terms of reimbursement would be appropriate because tr

let me start with you, secretary burwell. in your written testimony, you mention the contribution that emery made, the university of nebraska made. i would think the cdc would recognize the guidelines you're using, significant input was provided by those institutions. as i have looked through the request for funding here, $6 billion request, we have money to reimburse the world health organization. we have money to reimburse civil aviation organization. i could go on and on. i don't see funding that would be available to reimburse any institution in the united states that provides care and treatment and training relative to ebola. i've talked to staff for the relevant subcommittees and talked to some of the members. and it appears to me to be an oversight. and it would seem to me to be logical, because you asked emery to take patients. you asked the university of nebraska medical center to take patients. we were glad to do it. but it seems at this point some assistance in terms of reimbursement would be appropriate because tr

so, let me go to secretary burwell, to you. in your testimony, you talk about domestic preparedness and thank everyone for the gallant and generous and dedicated work of health care workers here. but i was also really wore rained wasn't only really worried but so were the national nurses united, i receive adler from them that really articulated my concerns. what they said to me, and now i quote them, is that the president needs to invoke his executive authority to maintain uniform national standards and protocols, that all hospitals must follow safety-protected patients or health care workers and the public. they then go on to talk about the personal protective equipment needed, particularly hazmat equipment, and they identified the actual osha standard number. my question to you, secretary burwell, is do you feel confident that now in the way we are responding, that the doctors and the you were ins who are actually touching patients have the protective equipment that they need, that these are national standards for not only th

let me start with you, secretary burwell. in your written testimony, you mention the contribution that emery made, the university of nebraska made. i would think the cdc would recognize the guidelines you're using, significant input was provided by those institutions. as i have looked through the request for funding here, $6 billion request, we have money to reimburse the world health organization. we have money to reimburse civil aviation organization. i could go on and on. i don't see funding that would be available to reimburse any institution in the united states that provides care and treatment and training relative to ebola. i've talked to staff for the relevant subcommittees and talked to some of the members. and it appears to me to be an oversight. and it would seem to me to be logical, because you asked emery to take patients. you asked the university of nebraska medical center to take patients. we were glad to do it. but it seems at this point some assistance in terms of reimbursement would be appropriate because tr

secretary burwell has done a lot of things. she's been president of the walmart foundation which she led efforts to fight hunger in america, empowering women and reaching millions of people through walmart's community presence. she helped the foundation surpass the $1 billion mark in total giving. secretary burwell has sent ten years at the bill and melinda gates foundation in seattle, and she's also served in the administration of president bill clinton. so secretary, we are happy to have you here. we have lots of questions and i'm sure you have lots of answers. but i want to begin with an easy questi question. just last friday the united states supreme court has decided to take a case that many believe could threaten premium tax credits for millions of americans thereby putting the aca in a death spiral, as some have chosen to use the term. what do you want consumers to know and should they be concerned as we head into this open enrollment period about this supreme court decision. >> i think the most important thing for consu

but that's how burwell wants it.you always have to remember, these are wild animals. they don't want people around. they don't want us touching them. they don't want us talking to them. >> reporter: eagles require extra care, they're meaner, burr well says. some weigh up to 12 pounds with a wing span of up to seven feet. in the last year, the center has treated ten. the current patient started off in a child's playpen land finish his rehab here. you make him go the rounds? >> yeah, it's a circular flight cage, we gaul this the fly-way, sort of a race course for birds. so he can fly round and round and round without stopping and that helps condition him. >> reporter: on the day we visited, it was clear we were unwanted guests. we watched as burwell and her team meant to trap the eagle. they want to tag him for identification. they herd the bird to calm him. he's so stressed they had to pry his talons off the glove. then the i.d. goes on. part-time science teacher leon mcgranahan. >> you would have thought you would ha

i think this question is a follow-up to secretary burwell and dr.rieden about just to make sure that i'm clear for what senator murray was asking about, the impact on state and location local health authorities and our ability to build infrastructure. as i understand your response to her, you were suggesting that the support in this legislation will go not just to address ebola specifically but also to build capacity for future potential outbreaks or future local and state needs. is that correct? >> it will do both. when we think about the hospital preparedness funding that will go, that is preparedness funding to the front lines which were the issue the chairwoman began with in terms of that type of training for the front lines. in terms of hospitals that will be treatment facilities, they will be able to do ebola but be able to do other things as well. while it is focused on the effort here and now we believe it will extend just as the question about the training that's going to occur, the 500 people that are being trained -- the defense departmen

. >> reporter: president obama's new hhs secretary, sylvia burwell, says that the online is ready. >> we have put in tests and contingency plans and tested everything from end to end. >> reporter: despite the disastrous launch of open enrollment a year ago -- >> clearly the end-to-end testing was not sufficient. >> reporter: 8 million americans enrolled in plans for 2014 after a massive fix of healthcare.gov. this year, the online application is shorter, there's more information up front. the small business shopping portal will launch after a one-year delay and more insurers are offering plans. united health care is selling plans in 23 states this year, up from five a year ago. >> certainly from everything we've heard from hhs, their expectations is that this would be a much simpler experience for consumers. the functionality seems to have worked well this week. >> reporter: and investors are confident they can make money on the exchanges even with older enrollees who use the services. >> we've gotten to the point where they are signaling that this could be and is a profitable busines

cynthia burwell is still optimistic. >> we are open to things that improve afford built and access. we want to have that conversation about what can increase the fundamental goals of the act and we'll do that. >> but just because things are going better today doesn't mean obamacare isn't about to stop changes. there are unresolved legal challenges that could change key parts of the law and even if the law looks different down the line, some are predicting that president only will firmly stand by it for this reason. >> the president is not signing anything big. he's going to continue to stake his legacy on what he thinks is a success of this law. we're seeing that's not the case with skyrocketing deductibles and everything else. it's going to be a tough couple of years. >> and this afternoon we asked hhs secretary sylvia burwell if she's spoke with her predecessor kathleen sebelius and she said that they have not talked today but they have talked ahead of the three-month open enrollment. >> peter doocy, thank you. >>> a third doctor has landed in omaha and is now on the way to the ne

secretary civilian's and secretary burwell are two women i have tremendous respect for. an anoung woman who is in executive position, i think there is a lot to admire about both of them. meretary burwell has struck in the meetings i've had with her that her focus is on management, focus on getting to the specifics about how we make sure that this is a successful enrollment. i think she is a great leader. i also thought secretaries of bilious was a great leader. secretary sibelius was a great leader as well. >> you think that you'd need to do more next year to make sure -- or do you think this is to be expected? aidarly on, when that million number was out there, there was a lot of criticism who said those mains of people are not paying for their plans. they suggested that it was going to be far fewer than 7.1 million. i think this is part of the natural process. folks that are starting, injuring the insurance market for the first time who perhaps have not had health insurance, there was always expected to be drop-off. it is an important opportunity for all of us doing th

i'm joined now sylvia matthews burwell. welcome to "meet the press." i want to start with -- we heard the president earlier this morning or yesterday or tomorrow, however you want to talk about australian time. 23,000 new applications. do you have any up to date numbers? it seems as if new applications went well. people trying to get to old accounts struggled. >> yes, i do. yesterday, we had 100,000 folks submit their new applications. and there were over 500,000 people who logged in effectively yesterday as well. so i think the vast majority of people coming to the site were able to get on and do what they were intending to do. >> do you have an issue with people getting on to their old accounts? is that an issue that you have identified, or is this just user error? >> with regard to that, we think the vast majority were able to. that's what we see in the 500,000. in some of those, we're tracking them down. that's part of what i said we're going do and what we want to do. some people people forget user names. some people are renewing their passwo pass

secretary burwell has a lot of things. she has been president of the walmart foundation which she led efforts to fight hunger in america, empowering women and reaching millions of people through walmarts community presence. she helps the foundation surpassed the $1 billion mark in total giving. secretary burwell has spent 10 years at the bill and melinda gates foundation in seattle and has also served in the administration of resident bill clinton. we are happy to have you here. we have lots of questions and i'm sure you have lots of answers. i want to begin with an easy question. friday, the united states supreme court has decided to take a case that many believe could threaten premium tax credits for millions of americans thereby putting the aca in a death spiral as some have chosen to use the term. what do you want consumers to know and should they be concerned as we go into this open enrollment period about the supreme court decision? >> the most important thing for consumers to know is that nothing has changed. the ta

i saw secretary burwell.ing problems who signed up before maybe social security or glitches and things like that. what numbers do we know as far as those impact whod may have to do do overs? we don't have a good number yet. it kind of goes from state to state to user to user so far. what the administration believes the number of people that will sign up. they put the estimate around 9 million which isn't too much higher than the 7 million that signed up last year. waiting to see if it's a low ball figured or worried they won't have much demand. two other things we learned from the health care law and seeing that the supreme court, the law is more perilled perhaps now even despite the law's progresses. and the law is still very unpopular. our nbc wall street journal poll saying the law is a good idea. >> to your number three which you hit on. the law is more imperil as you pointed out than it was a year ago due to the supreme court. with that said, the timing of the supreme court and this potential landmark de

so, let me go to secretary burwell, to you. in your testimony, you talk about domestic preparedness and thank everyone for the gallant and generous and dedicated work of health care workers here. but i was also really wore rained wasn't only really worried but so were the national nurses united, i receive adler from them that really articulated my concerns. what they said to me, and now i quote them, is that the president needs to invoke his executive authority to maintain uniform national standards and protocols, that all hospitals must follow safety-protected patients or health care workers and the public. they then go on to talk about the personal protective equipment needed, particularly hazmat equipment, and they identified the actual osha standard number. my question to you, secretary burwell, is do you feel confident that now in the way we are responding, that the doctors and the you were ins who are actually touching patients have the protective equipment that th

the administration says it open hopes it was ready to go, but secretary burwell acknowledged that they'reeparing for any problems. >> we will have things that won't go right, we will have out ans, we will have town time, but the% thing we can do about that is to make surea we're prepared. >> i have no reason to believe that it's less secure than any other site, but it's one that's getting a lot of very critical personal information getting downloaded on it to. >> burwell said this year, it was five weeks. the administration first encouraged people to simply automatically reenroll, then delayed that until december 15 in part because changing the premiums could also change the subsidies they're entitled to. now some worry about too many people trying to sign up during too short a time. >> we could easily have $8 million or $9 million people getting their enrollment straight. >> even though only 7.1 million really signed up over six months, officials now hope to get more than 9 million in far less time. bill? >> jim engel thanks in washington tonight a bit more on this later with the panel.

health and human services secretary sylvia burwell is warning there will be more outages and down timew enrollment period begins this weekend. her remarks coming just hours after hhs officials lowered overall enrollment expectations from 13 million to 9.9 million sign-ups, all this as the shocking new video surfaces showing one of the architects of the health care law making some severely-damaging remarks during a panel event last year. >> transparency is a huge political advantage, and basically, you know, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to getting this thing to pass. >> the stupidity of the american voter was critical to getting obamacare passed, sandra. [laughter] wow. >> yeah, no, i mean, this is going to be a very telling time for obamacare and whether or not we're going to see it, you know, repealed. the sign-ups are in question right now, they're on track to be below the cbo expectations. this is going to be an extremely telling time. i think i said it yesterday, not only are we going to see new sign-ups, bu

health and human services secretary sylvia burwell saw firsthand as she toured several enrollment centers in the d.c. area. washington state's health care exchange had to shut down for a few hours. there were also a few surprises. knoll, who just turned 30, found out her premium is going up. >> they're a lot more expensive than what i had before. >> reporter: roughly how much, do you know? >> more than $100. so about $125 more. >> reporter: a month or year. >> per month. >> dan mendelson helped build the site. now a consultant he calls the second roll out a period of adjustment. >> health insurance companies came to the market last year and made guesses about prices. some priced too high, some prices too low. >> reporter: the average premium is going up in 24 states, but in at least 11, premiums are going down. if you're satisfied with your current plan, you don't have to re-enroll, but mendelson says shop anyway. >> it's quite likely that a person will be able to find a less expensive plan that is comparable in this market. >> reporter: tory hopes to qualify for some exemptions to lower

burwell," the plaintiffs argue that since the exact word of the law say subsidies are intended for thoseenrolled in through an exchange established by the state, subsidies cannot be available on the healthcare.gov exchange." so it all comes down to a few sloppy, ill-considered words, and for once, they're not joe biden's. so bottom line, this law is dead, and i will brook no descent on the issue. here to for to my brook is the "colbert report" senior analyst and employed by the "new york times" magazine, emily bazelon. emily, thank you so much for being back. good to see you again. all right, emily, is this a death knell for obama? obamacare. >> no, there should not be. there are plenty of reasons when you read the 900-page affordable care act as a whole, the words you single out need to be read in such a way that allow subsidies for people who enroll in the federally created exchanges. >> stephen: okay, but i didn't single it out. the case singled it out. the supreme court is hearing the case. they must think they're pretty important words. the words say, "through a state." a state is n

health and human services secretary sylvia burwell visited today and there volunteers were helping residents sign up. the mlk library took on a festive atmosphere. >> we have 31 different choices for individuals and families from care first and from kizer and from etna and at all price points so you can find a plain that meets your budget and fits your needs. >> maryland's health exchange network available online for browsing only and maryland residents won't be able to enroll in plans until next wednesday. consumers have until february 15th to sign up and those that want health coverage effective january 1st, they must sign up no longer than december 15th. >>> a doctor from new carrollton maryland is back in the u.s. to receive treatment for ebola. surgeon martin malia arrived from the west african nation of sara delon. danielle nottingham reports. >> the doctor arrived saturday afternoon and went from ambulance to nebraska medical center undergoing treatment. the 44-year-old surgeon working at a hospital in the ebola zone in the capital of free town but not with ebola patients but started

>> sylvia burwell matthews, bobby jindal. head of the cleveland clinic plus all t politics. >> chuck todd, thank you so much. >>> you can catch chuck on "meet the press" every sunday on nbc4 right after "news 4 today." >>> u.s. soldiers are heading to africa right now working to help fight ebola. thousands of army reserve and national guard soldiers will head to senegal and liberia where they'll build treatment centers and communication systems as well. >>> there are 2,100 soldiers actually going. like any mission, their loved ones are very worried whether they're going to be safe. >>> nbc's mike gonzalez tells us why they're not >> for members of bravo co the west africa is leaving sergeant zachary crane says mom is feeling nervous. >> a little worried abou ebola threat. we're going to a safe environment. we're in communications. >> didn't like to hear wha going on over there, but s very supportive. >> reporter: the unit is responsible for installing communications networks th allow for voice data and v capabilities in seneg

burwell and alleges, according to a single phrase in the law, lawmakers did not intend for insurance tax credits to be available in the states that rely on the federal healthcare exchange. that's 36 states right now. significantly, the supreme court did not have to take up this question at all. it was already scheduled for review by a lower court, but instead of allowing the judicial process to play out, the high court decide something unusual. they reached down into the lower court to pull the case into their own jurisdiction, against the expectations of many legal observers. like the controversy over jonathan gruber, king versus burwell is all about the original mindset and intent of the people who wrote the law, and all about using that mindset to destroy the law's legitimacy and ultimately if the law's opponents get their way to take health insurance away from the more than 10 million people newly understand under the affordable care act. and if the supreme court agrees with the law's opponents it could precipitate a chain of events that causes the entire structure of the entire

secretary burwell took responsibility for it and as someone who has worked closely with sylvia over thethat mistake will never happen again. >> sylvia burwell is secretary of health and human services. we'll look forward to the president of the united states speak tonight, a major address on immigration reform. we, of course, will have live coverage on cnn. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >>> coming up, an alleged plot against isis. is the u.s. up to the task of preventing a plot like that in this country. >>> and north korea and a humiliating setback at the united nations. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." often enough, but thank you. s thank you mom for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. (receptionist) gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to

hhs secretary silva burwell said the number the administration is aiming for is 9.1 million at the lowernd of the range than her department predicted. >>> as the nation prepares to honor its 22 million veterans today, big changes are on the way to the department of veteran's affairs. secretary robert mcdonald announced an massive overhaul over allegations that veterans waited extended periods of time for care. the focus will be on customer service. it includes a customer service bureau and a hiring of a chief officer. the overhaul will be the largest ever in the department's history. >> we call that reorganization my va. that's how we want veterans to view it. we want them to view us as their va. they know who to contact, they know where to go on the websites. they know what benefits are available, and they can easily connect with us to get the benefit and is the was that they have already earned and deserve. at a time when our country faces so many challenges, we need to make the most of what veterans have to offer. they need and deserve our help in making the sometimes difficult transi

health and human services secretary sylvia burwell says 100,000 people submitted new applications over the weekend on healthcare.gov, and the president says the website works well now, referencing last year's technical problems. this year, more insurance companies are participating. the online application process has been simplified. people can now window shop without having to first create an account. >>> dozens of families will have a thanksgiving turkey this year, thank to some of atlantic county's finest. members of the atlantic county sheriff's department dropped off turkeys yesterday at st. john ame's zion church in mays landing, hamilton township. officials said about 60 families will receive turkeys, thanks to donations from the sheriff's department and other charities in atlantic county. >>> runners pounded the pavement in pittsburgh to help the families of two pennsylvania state troopers. bryon dickson and alex douglass were honored at the officers down 5k yesterday. dickson was shot and killed outside of the blooming grove police barracks in september. douglass was wounded i