the latest headline -- "wall street reporter" louise radnofsky.alking about last wii's hearing up to capitol hill with the hhs nominee sylvia burwell. what challenges does she face for the affordable care act if she is confirmed, which looks likely? guest: first of all she has to joke -- she has to juggle it with everything else. everything from scientific research. of course, the fda as well. dump lamenting the loss certainly has a lot of challenges -- certainly implementing the law has challenges. success of the law will to some of them depend exactly on whether rates are kept in check. that they still have a number of website,th the including finishing the construction on the back end. they have to deal with a number of lay changes that were made to the law. terms ofdepartments in whether the employer requirement is going to stay in effect. that is a requirement for companies with more than 50 workers to provide coverage or pay income of the. open question about what it will be implement it. she also have that has to negotiate with a 25 states

health policy reporter louise radnofsky explores the following uninsured rate in the u.s., pay and benefits for active military personnel. we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here is a look at some of our live coverage tomorrow. at 8:30 in the morning, the u.s. chamber of commerce will host a discussion on the state of u.s. infrastructure and its ties to the economy. it will be on our companion network c-span 2. a little later and the day on c-span, discussion on state expansion of medicaid under the health care law. the alliance for health reform hosted the event. that is why the 12:15 eastern. 12:15 eastern. >> this issue should be handled differently, but i have a debt -- a different philosophy. it starts with the basic premise i approach everything, which is economic freedom. it is my guiding principle. --m that comes four factors does the commission have authority to act on an issue? two, is there harm to consumers and a solution where we can actually remedy a

our media, louise radnofsky, health and reported for "the wall street journal" is here to talk about the affordable care act, enrollment and implementation. one of the headlines we have seen recently is about the uninsured and the rates. what is happening with the uninsured in this country? guest: we have a snapshot but we don't know for sure. we think the rate is dropping pendant that has turned up in surveys taken by organizations such as gallup. -- and someptics supporters -- a bigger sign to quantify in millions how many have gained insurance after previously being uncovered and how many people were in the individual market before and switched over to maybe buy there a plan on the exchange now but did not gain insurance for the first time. host: where will the numbers come from and when? guest: they probably will not come from the census bureau any way easily accepted by everybody because the census bureau is contemplating changing methodology. of the centers for disease control and prevention also carries out a study, and that might turn up as early as the temper, giving some so