the population uninsured. according to the c-d-c.. the national uninsured rate is 8.6%. texas has the most uninsured people.. while massachusetts has the least. expect a highs in the low 80s through thursday, with lots of sunshine and dry conditions. by friday we warm a bit to the mid 80s as high pressure builds over the area. afternoon highs will rise to the weekend. here at 13 action news we want all kids in las vegas to be able to stay warm this winter so our annual coats for kids drive is underway. and once again this year, our partner is tropical smoothie. please donate gently used or smoothie dot com. thanks to the salvation army. as the temperatures start to of action news and this at what's coming up.... in tonight's primetime line-up.... right here on abc... at -8-... it's "dancing with the stars".... then we will have a "special post vice presidential debate at 10... it's "the list"... followed by "inside edition"... at 10:30 and... we will see you... tonight... for action news... live at -11-.... that's our news for now.. but... stay with us.... for abc's world news tonight.. up next. remember.. w

the national uninsured rate sits.... at -8- point -6- percent.... according to the c- d-c. if you're curious... texas has the most uninsured people.... while massachusetts.... has the least. you would expect the person in charge of a restaurant would know some basic things.. like the symptoms of food but.. that's not quite the case at a restaurant in tonight's dirty dining report.. but it's not the only place that made the list. and... a penny for your thoughts... or... for your car in this case. it's one man's habit..... out about the problems at a valley restaurant in tonight's channel 13. we're here because you guys are on dirty dining for the 38-demerit c grade you got from the health district and we'd like to get your side of the story. michelle hasbun: yeah, but the owner is not here. darcy: we just need to talk to whoever is in charge, right now, here on the property. michelle: i don't know how can i help you, because... darcy: are you the person in charge? michelle: yes. now that we've established that get answers from mariscos el pariente on flamingo and jones. the

website finds san jose has the 7th lowest uninsured rate with cities with a population over 300,000. 7.2% of adults did not have health insurance in san jose last year. the national uninsured rate is a record low 8 why%. four other city in silicon valley finished in the top 15 for the city side. fremont, san mateo, milpitas and union city. >> a new report said that san francisco's sinking millennium tower would be safe in a major earthquake. why some homeowners say they are not convinced. >> the warriors return to oracle arena and if you missed last night's pre-season game, we will tell you a chan you have to were what them with a break like this, we could do a cast or surgery. whichever's faster. surgery means recovery time. a cast will get you back out there right away, but it's bulky. and can it take a beating? how did you break it again? roller derby. hip-checked. there's a rematch next week. snarling clementine has to be there. that's me. okay. so what color should the cast be? orange. orange is good. yeah, i like orange. it's kinda my thing. at john muir health, we know how big the little things can be. john muir health. be heard. >> abc7 morning all news a

historic progress on access, 20 million more americans have coverage thanks to the law, our uninsured rate is the lowest in our nation's history. that can't be said enough. lowest in history. today no american can be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition and young adults can stay on their parents' plan through 26. second we strengthen the quality of coverage, that's true whether you are newly covered or have had health insurance for years. today more than 138 million americans can get annual physicals, cans were screenings and other preventive services without a co-payment. plans are required to cover the core benefits you would expect from your insurance, no surprises and no insurer can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage. third, we finally started to bring healthcare costs under control. for the more than 157 million americans who have health insurance through their employer premium growth has slowed. in fact, overall healthcare prices have been rising at the slowest rate in 50 years and the life of the medicare trust fund has been extended by 11 years. this is real progress. it's also wo

the law. our uninsured rate is the lowest in our nations history. that cannot be said enough.owest in history. today, no american can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. young adults can stand their parents plan until they are 26. second, we strengthen the quality of coverage. that is true of your newly covered or you had health insurance for years. today, more than 138 million americans could get annual physicals, cancer screenings and other preventative services without a copayment. plans are a covered death required to recover -- cover for benefits with your insurance. knows of prizes and no insurer can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage. we finally started to bring health care costs under control. for the more than 157 million americans who have health insurance through their employer , premium growth has slowed. overall, health care prices have been rising at the lowest rating 50 years. the life of the medicare trust fund has been extended by 11 years. this is real progress. it is also worth noting what has not happened. some claimed t

we have the lowest uninsured rate in the history of our nation. that's access.n terms of quality, and i think this is a very important part that gets missed about the affordable care act. because if i actually asked, you know, everyone, we're going to have a piece of paper and i want you to write down thousand your benefits changed because i am assuming you're on your parents' care, many of you. so what changed from the affordable care act? how many people would go through and know that, you no longer, i'm sure everybody here knows somebody with asthma, somebody who has had cancer, somebody who has an eating disorder, somebody who has a pre-existing condition. no longer can you not be insured. so when you, for those of you who are graduate students, you're 25 and your 26th birthday is about to come up, first of all, you wouldn't have been covered. second of all, in terms of pre-existing conditions. third, many of you all probably don't know there were things called annual limits and lifetime limits. let's take lifetime limits. i've met the kid who was 15 and had

as a result we now have the lowest uninsured rate in our nation's history. unfortunately my republican colleagueston wasn't to talk about these facts. this is the rest of the story. they want to attack the aca for political reasons without offering solutions of their own. from day one republicans have been focused on undoing and undermining this law. they have taken every single opportunity to sabotage it by any means necessary. they challenge the law in court, tried to defund it and voted more than 60 times. hello, 60 times, to repeal or weaken it. they are truly obsessed. if we want to talk about premium increases, we need to also talk about drug companies that are jacking up the prices of their drugs. i want all of our witnesses to talk about that. drug companies that are jacking up prices and how does that affect premiums? one of the biggest drivers in premium increases skyrocketing prescription drug prices. that is across the board. not just for people with plans under the affordable care act. for that reason i'm very pleased to hold a hearing next week

historic progress on access. 20 million more americans have coverage thanks to the law our uninsured rate is the lowest in our nation's history. that can't be said enough. today no american can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition and young adults can stay on their parents plan through 26. second we strengthened the quality of coverage. that's true whether you're newly covered or you have had health insurance for years. today more than 138 million americans can get annual physicals, cancer screenings and other preventive services without a co-payment. plans are required to cover the core benefits you would expect from your insurance. no surprises and no inshurnt can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage and we finally started to bring health care cost under control. for more than 157 million americans that have health insurance through their employer, premium growth has slowed. in fact overall health care prices have been rising in the slowest rate in 50 years and the medicare trust fund has been extended by 11 years. this is real progress and it's also worth noting what hasn't happened

not have insurance. 20 million more americans now have insurance, we have the lowest uninsured rate in the history of our nation. that's access. in terms of quality, and i think this is a very important part that gets missed about the affordable care act. because if i actually asked, you know, everyone we're going to have a piece of paper, and i want you to write down how your benefits changed because i'm assuming you were on your parent's care many of you, and so i how your -- what changed from the affordable care act and how many people actually would go through and know that you no longer, i'm sure everybody here knows somebody with asthma, cancer, somebody has an eating disorder, somebody who has a preexisting condition. and no longer can you not be insured. so when you, for of those who are graduate students and you're 25 and 26th birthday is about to come up. first of all, you wouldn't have been covered because you couldn't be on your plans until 26. second of all, in terms of preexisting conditions, third, many of you all probably don't know there were things called annual limits or lifetime limits. let'

the right to create a marked-based solution. first, we made historic progress on access. 20 million more americans have coverage. uninsured rate is the lowest in our nation'sistory. that can't be said enough. lowest in history. today, no american can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition and young adults can stay on their parents' h' plan. we strengthen the quality of coverage. that is whether you are newly conched. today more than 138 million americans can get annual physicals, cancer screenings and other services without a co-payment. plans are required to required to cover core benefits. and no insurance can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage. and third, we finally started to bring health care costs under control. for the more than 157 million americans who have health insurance through their employer, it has slowed. health care prices have been rising in the slowest rate. this is real progress. it's worth noting what hasn't happened. some claim that the law would be a job killer. u.s. businesses hadded 15.3 million jobs since the law passed and 79 straight months of private sector job growth. some claim that millions o

historic progress on access. 20 million more americans have coverage thanks to the law our uninsured rate is the lowest in our nation's history. that can't be said enough. today no american can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition and young adults can stay on their parents plan through 26. second we strengthened the quality of coverage. that's true whether you're newly covered or you have had health insurance for years. today more than 138 million americans can get annual physicals, cancer screenings and other preventive services without a co-payment. plans are required to cover the core benefits you would expect from your insurance. no surprises and no inshurnt can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage and we finally started to bring health care cost under control. for more than 157 million americans that have health insurance through their employer, premium growth has slowed. in fact overall health care prices have been rising in the slowest rate in 50 years and the medicare trust fund has been extended by 11 years. this is real progress and it's also worth noting what hasn't happened