it's not just nyu langone medical center you spent so much of your time and money but education, which going to get to. and full disclosure, i'm on the board of nyu and proud of that. what do you think of the tax plan they're talking about? ken: i think at the end of the day, they'll leave it alone. the damage that will be done to charities, in my case it doesn't matter. why? because the minimal alternative tax, okay? and that's fine. as far as i'm concerned, take what you want from me, this country has been great to my wife and me and our family. i can't believe all the wonderful opportunities i've had, and i can't believe, thank god the success i've had. my philanthropy is driven from one thing, and that's giving back to those places that were there for me. nyu, i think all of us that have done well, and some of us who have done extremely well like myself, i think there's a strong moral obligation to make sure that we do our part to give the next kids the same chance that we had. on the other hand, there's so many people, so much hurt in this world, you go -- i'm on the board of the

. >> reporter: in 2014 doctors at nyu langone medical center put desmond on canabidiles, or cbd, onecbd does not induce a high. this week's study of 120 children with a rare form of epilepsy found those who were given cbd along with their standard medications had a nearly 40% reduction in the frequency of seizures. >> we just didn't know what the placebo response was. >> reporter: dr. oren davinsky directs the comprehensive epilepsy center at nyu langone and led the trial. >> after so much time, literally 4,000 years of anecdote and belief, we now have scientific rigor. we have evidence. >> reporter: desmond is now 9 and can go days without a seizure, sometimes weeks. >> our son is actually starting to emerge. >> i just had the best mother's day ever. he did the carousel. and just having fun with the kids outside on a gorgeous day without having to worry about des having a seizure. >> he was smiling. he was laughing. he was enjoying life. >> are you ready to go home? i know you're not. >> he's like the best hugger. he gives you these big hugs. >> reporter: though the family says desm

natalie azar, nyu langone medical center in new york.e group -- most people get -- >> how about everyone? >> lots of people get their insurance through the way i'm talking about how you get covered, you have group coverage and medicaid and medicare and then people with no insurance. >> yeah. >> how do these proposed changes affect a patient when they go to a doctor. >> to your point, the majority of p.m. in this country do get employer sponsored health care. this whole discussion we're talking about millions of people but it does represent a smaller percentage of the big nut but that doesn't mean it's not important. the medicaid numbers in and of themselves are staggering. to ron's piece about the rural aspect of all of this, there are nuances and differences between rural medicaid health care and urban health care. lots of people look into this health care policy experts have done studies and there are subtle differences between the two but nonetheless very important. rural patients to be older and sicker and hospitals are typically the