want coverage as of february first.joining us now for more updates on the affordable care act, paul eggers. paul? chuck--though most fundamental provisions of obamacare will be new this year, some, like a tax on medical devices, have been in place since 20-13. in today's cover story, a closer look at the tax and why moves to repeal it are a rare sign of bipartisanship in the bitter health care debate. a 2.3 percent tax on the revenues of medical device manufacturers achieved the impossoble in 2013 -- it brought democrats. " i rise today with many of my colleagues to repeal the medical device tax." and republicans " many of us would argue that this will result in less access to healthcare and in lowering health care costs." together on obamacare. 260 congressmen co-sponsored a bill to squash the tax, a move that ultimately failed. " the healthcare reform horse has left the barn now. people are being insured now, we have that increased access and we have to pay for it." the tax projects to raise 30- billion dollars over 10 years and is now hitting --albeit softly -- the bottom line of device

paul eggers checks the stats. the players suit against the n- f-l is just one part of the courtroom concussion drama. insurance companies and the league could battle over settlement payments. plus players are also filing suit against helmet manufacturers,as intriguing football matchups go, sunday's super bowl has nothing on one looming down the turnpike in federal court in philadelphia - with judge anita b. brody the ultimate referee. brody, considering the n.f.l.'s recent settlement with 4,500 retirees over work-related brain injuries, has asked both sides to demonstrate that their $765 million bargain will fulfill its promise to compensate every currently retired player who has or will develop a neurological condition such as dementia or parkinson's disease. lawyers for the plaintiffs and the n.f.l. said independent actuaries and medical experts had endorsed the terms of the settlement. but the lawyers refuse to share any of their data with the public to help substantiate how they arrived at the $765 million fig