hsa's are wonderful if you have the disposable income. >> you have an overwhelming majority of hsa users are under than 2000. said people would have lost their health care coverage. if you do not have health care coverage, eclectic might have an hsa is like saying let's give everybody an ira to fix party. i the language of the bill voted for is nothing permit health insurance to limit access for individuals with pre-existing conditions. >> basically mandated -- >> here is where we are now. if you're in the sixth district two days and you are in mchenry county, you are in the exchange, there's one insurance company that you can choose. that is not a choice. that is not an option. that is not an indication for greatness. that is a manipulation for people. so why is it that after the passage of the aca we are so restless? why was it so unsatisfying? i will tell you why. because they overpromised and under delivered. >> he talked about republican sabotage. why don't respond -- the congressman points out the one insurer -- my brother-in-law is getting clobbered with skyhigh premiums and deduc

hsa's are not helpful for those without the kind of income. >> the overwhelming majority of hsa users are under $200. >> the cdo said when he voted to >> the cdo said when he voted to repeal the -- cbo said when you voted to repeal the aca, 20 million americans would lose health care coverage. if you don't have health care coverage, the fact that you have a hsa is like saying let's give everyone a roth ira to solve poverty. rep. roskam: plain language of the bill i voted for says nothing permits insurance to limit access to health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions. here is where we are now -- if you are in the sixth congressional district today, and you are in mchenry county and you are in the exchange, there is one insurance company you can choose. that is not an option. that is not an invitation for greatness. that is a manipulation for people. why is it after the passage of the aca we are so restless? because they overpromised and they underdelivered. >> you talk about republican sabotage. the congressman points out one insurer. my brother-in-law is getting clob

hsa's are not helpful for those without the kind of income. >> the overwhelming majority of hsa users are under $200. >> the cdo said when he voted to repeal the -- cbo said when you voted to repeal the aca, 20 million americans would lose health care coverage. if you don't have health care coverage, the fact that you have saying let's give everyone a roth ira to solve poverty. rep. roskam: plain language of the bill i voted for says nothing permits insurance to limit access to health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions. ife is where we are now -- you are in the sixth congressional district today, and you are in mchenry county and you are in the exchange, there is one insurance company you can choose. that is not an option. that is not an invitation for greatness. that is a manipulation for people. why is it after the passage of the aca we are so restless? because they overpromised and the under delivered. underdelivered. >> you talk about republican sabotage. the congressman points out one insurer. my brother-in-law is getting clobbered with skyhigh premiums and ded

and i lived for a decade with hsa and i saw my own behaviors change knowing once that money hit thatccount, used the word my, that was my money, that was dear to me and i was very, very, careful about spending it and made choices that, you know, you might not think from income level or anything. i was very cautious about spending that, became a really consumer. i've told the story before, my doctor had wanted me to get an echocardiogram and stress test, just as a routine thing, they wanted to charge me $5500. normally if i had a regular old ppo plan, oh, go for it. it was an hour long negotiation on that one. eventually leading me to tear the wristband off my wrist and walk out of the hospital and say that's outrageous, i'm not paying the cash discount of $3500 for it. i wouldn't have done that without my hsa and that was money my company had put in there, but it was mine. that's what. and so, the-- we are very supportive of efforts to strengthsen hsa's, to allow more money to be put in there, hsa money to be used for more preventive services to expand those, i think it's a critical

a bronze plan under these measures would qualify for hsa which isn't currently the case. host: our guest will be with us to talk about health care. you can call the lines. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. .ndependent, (202) 748-8002 for the proposals, how responsive are democrats? little bit less enthusiastic. on the boat -- on the vote today isminimize the tax, that sponsored. proven to be have a little bit less partisan. a few voted for a piece of them but the democrats of argue they are not paying for these measures. bills don't dose enough to address rising premiums. instead, theyt should put forth stabilization bills to stabilize the market place. are eligible for the tax credits. and they want to reverse the steps that the administration has taken in the past several months. the tax on medical devices is a tax to helpexcess finance the aca. it has repeatedly been delayed. it currently won't take effect for a couple of more years. the bill is sponsored by representative from minnesota. it increases that costs on device manufacturers. it isn't o

savings or employer funded savings that could be used against that and i lived for a decade with an hsa. i saw my own behaviors change knowing once that money back out, that was my money. that was dear to me and i was very, very careful about spending it. i made choices you might not think from income levels or anything, i was very cautious and that became a real consumer. i told the story before. my doctor wanted me to get an echocardiogram and stress test. they wanted to charge me $5500 and if i had a regular old ppo plan i would have said go for it. after an hour-long negotiation that led me to hand off my rest and watch walk out of the hospital and say that's outrageous. i wouldn't have done that. that was money my company put in there, that was mine. so we are very supportive of efforts to strengthen hsa, to allow more money to be put in there, to allow it to be used for more preventative services. i think it's a critical counterpart on deductible plans, a critical element that we bring that kind of consumerism to third-party payers. >> i've seen that behavior play out in my own fa

we are talking about -- >> it is oppo, that hsas a valu in any campaign.is money. >> when the "new york times" published, that was all stolen material. no matter where you get the information from, you can use it. >> we both agree that you don't stretch the criminal law. >> the times didn't reward the russians with the promise of dropping the sanctions. >> every politician says if you vote for me, i will be helpful on the right to choose. i will be helpful on passing, that is the way politics operate. you say that i am defending trump. i am not defending trump. i didn't vote for him or support him. i am against almost all of his policies. if hillary had won the election, i would have written a book. i brought my cover that i had made up. it would be exactly the same book and everybody would love me because i would be defending hillary clinton. but now my arguments help president trump so i am a pariah. >> if hillary clinton had won the election and trump was a private citizen, and however you want to phrase it, would that be a crime? >> of course. you know

a bronze plan under these measures would qualify for hsa which isn't currently the case.ost: our guest will be with us to talk about health care. you can call the lines. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. .ndependent, (202) 748-8002 for the proposals, how responsive are democrats? little bit less enthusiastic. on the boat -- on the vote today isminimize the tax, that sponsored. proven to be have a little bit less partisan. a few voted for a piece of them but the democrats of argue they are not paying for these measures. bills don't dose enough to address rising premiums. instead, theyt should put forth stabilization bills to stabilize the market place. are eligible for the tax credits. and they want to reverse the steps that the administration has taken in the past several months. the tax on medical devices is a tax to helpexcess finance the aca. it has repeatedly been delayed. it currently won't take effect for a couple of more years. the bill is sponsored by representative from minnesota. it increases that costs on device manufacturers. it isn't on

hsa also says that along background checks, some of these parents have criminal records and it's notafe to put these children back this their parents, and in some cases the parents have already been deported. hss says they know the status of all of these people that have been deported, but was ice able to track down the parents, and was it able to speak to one another when the policy went into effect that they were going to separate these kids? that's the major frustration that a lot of immigration advocacy groups, the aclu, filed that lawsuit a couple months ago that is now forcing these deadlines. the aclu says there was absolutely no plan to reunite these families, and now we're seeing it play out in realtime, and these families and their children are caught in the middle. >> we're giving the evidence that there was no plan to reunite these families. the other part of this, guys, the flores settlement and the president using or the administration using the flores settlement as a reason why they couldn't keep families together, that's why they had to separate them. then they appeal

qualifying as medical expenses and they can paid for using hsa or fsa accounts. the tax break would be limited to $500 per person, $1,000 for joint filers. and exclude some activities. including golf, sailing, sr. sorry, jess. >> oh. >> and horse back riding. >>> you know, i was hoping to get in outer space. because tourists interested in a trip to space now have an idea of how much it costs to go. >> it's about the same as a down payment on a standard bay area home, astronomical. . jeff bezos founded blue origin with the goal of taking normal people to space. a new report says bezos plans to charge 200 to you can briefly experience weightlessness and marvel at the view. richard bransen and elon musk are trying to launch us common folk into space. >> you have a couple thousand i can borrow drew. >> no but if you do i'll go with you. >> lites stick to sailing. >> she hasn't attentive me sailing yet. that's cheap. just saying. >> what? >> let's talk about the weather. we have some rain out there in spots. no kidding. escreenlysomelive dpler i want to l a couple sts

we have seen little bits, there was this markup for some hsa related legislation. is there anything helpful to say about, what do we like to see out of congress if anything? are we just going to be in status quo until there is a new congress or president, or is there anything that might be an area for consensus, and might be an area for compromise in congress? >> you are searching for trace elements! >> but, nothing before the midterm. >> after the midterm if republicans hold the house and pick up a couple of seats in the senate, my expectation is that we would see another effort at passing more comprehensive aca legislation. i think short of that, it is likely to be spacious. i think the truth is, this is not primarily about the two parties grappling, this is about the two parties having some point of objective on where the country should go in terms of healthcare. those types of disagreements are going to be very difficult. >> the harbor congress tried to repeal the aca, the more popular the law got. >> great. let's get a round of applause. thank you. thank you f

hsa was not in need of their personal problems. if she has bills that day, i will assume she does not have the disposable income to say let me put money aside. insuranceatastrophic covers is that we have to recognize as human beings that everyone of us in this room could have something surprising and unfortunate happen to us tomorrow that we cannot afford today. scoop -- let me switch gears. rep. roskam: cruel attaching it to something that currently exists? mike: some of the demonstrators were outside this building have been organized by the national abortion rights action league, by planned parenthood and others. obviously, some of them are very concerned about abortion and they are posed to you congressman because you are pro-life. kavanaug that if brett is on the supreme court, abortion could cease being an american right. how do you respond? rep. roskam: i am pro-life. millions of americans are pro-life. many people in my constituency is pro-life. i will not be defensive about being pro-life. the question for sean is, why is i

we have seen a little, there was backups for hsa related legislation, is there anything helpful to say about -- what are we likely to see out of congress if anything? are we just going to be in the status quo for the next however long until there is a new congress president? is there anything that might be an area for consensus or compromise? >> you are searching for trace elements. >> nothing before the midterm. >> after the midterm, if republicans hold the house and pick up a couple of seats in the senate my expectation is that we would see another effort at passing more compressive aca appeal legislation. that is my guess. i think the truth is this is not primarily about the two parties squabbling, it's about the two parties having fundamentally policy objectives and where the country should go with respect to healthcare. those types of disagreements are going to be difficult to bridge. >> the harder congress tries to repeal the aca the more popular the law got. >> great. let's give a round of applause to our panelists. thank you. thank you for being a wonderful audience. i have two

there was this mark-up for some hsa-related legislation. is there anything helpful to say about, you know, what do we like to see out of congress, if anything? are we just going to be in status quo over the next, you know, however long until there's a new congress or a new president, or is there anything that might be an area for consensus, might be an area for compromise in congress? >> you're searching for trace elements. >> nothing before the midterms. >> right. >> i think after the midterms, if republicans hold the house and pick up a couple seats in the senate, my expectation is that we would see another -- we would see another effort at passing more comprehensive aca repeal legislation. that's my guess. i think short of that, it's likely to be stasis. i think -- and i think the truth is, you know, this is not primarily about the two parties squabbling. this is primarily about the two parties having sort of fundamentally different objectives -- policy objectives and visions for where the country should go with respect to health care, a

a bronze plan under these measures would qualify for hsa which isn't currently the case. host: our guest will be with us to talk about health care. you can call the lines. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. .ndependent, (202) 748-8002 for the proposals, how responsive are democrats? little bit less enthusiastic. on the boat -- on the vote today isminimize the tax, that sponsored. proven to be have a little bit less partisan. a few voted for a piece of them but the democrats of argue they are not paying for these measures. bills don't dose enough to address rising premiums. instead, theyt should put forth stabilization bills to stabilize the market place. are eligible for the tax credits. and they want to reverse the steps that the administration has taken in the past several months. the tax on medical devices is a tax to helpexcess finance the aca. it has repeatedly been delayed. it currently won't take effect for a couple of more years. the bill is sponsored by representative from minnesota. it increases that costs on device manufacturers. it isn't o