the united healthcare call centered handled 820 calls the first 7 days of january. the average speed of answer is 11 seconds. we had a service level of 95 percent. average handle time is about 12 minutes. the call trends there, same thing we saw id cards. some benefits review, a lot of rx inquiries. some provider look up and then out of those calls we had 26 post call surveys completed and we had a 99 percent satisfactory rating there. finally, we have been in direct contact with brown and tol end people inpatient and they agreed to work with us as a patient is discharged to help with a smooth transition. that is my report. >> would you please stay for a moment? >> sure. >> you are actively on site now. how long will you be? >> that will end tomorrow, hss agreed. we were open to extended through january but hss indicated they won't need us on site after tomorrow. >> thank you. any other questions from members of the board? >> some ongoing problems with outpatient psychotherapist. they have to be a medicare provider? >> yes, they do have a to be a medicare provider.

it isn't mentioned in kaiser or united healthcare. preimplementation, genetic determination is covered by all three. this is a genetic test for members at high risk for having embryos with specific genetic diseases. long term storage varies. blue shield of california has one retrieval and 12 months of storage per life time. kaiser has only associated with a gift ibf or zif and one retrieval and 6 months per storage life time. the gift and zif definitions are the same and the cost across the board is 50 percent with the exception of our selffunded plan, which is fifen 0 percent after the deductible is paid. one of the first recommendations that is being made is to change the title of this to infertility and assisted reproductive technology because the realty is that for same sex couples it is really assisted reproductive technology, not necessarily infertility. on another one of the benefit enhancement-i will go through these and if you want to stop me as i go through them-the other benefit enhancement is a requirement for 12 months of

it isn't mentioned in kaiser or united healthcare. preimplementation, genetic determination is covered by all three. this is a genetic test for members at high risk for having embryos with specific genetic diseases. long term storage varies. blue shield of california has one retrieval and 12 months of storage per life time. kaiser has only associated with a gift ibf or zif and one retrieval and 6 months per storage life time. the gift and zif definitions are the same and the cost across the board is 50 percent with the exception of our selffunded plan, which is fifen 0 percent after the deductible is paid. one of the first recommendations that is being made is to change the title of this to infertility and assisted reproductive technology because the realty is that for same sex couples it is really assisted reproductive technology, not necessarily infertility. on another one of the benefit enhancement-i will go through these and if you want to stop me as i go through them-the other benefit enhancement is a requirement for 12 months of

it isn't mentioned in kaiser or united healthcare. preimplementation, genetic determination is covered by all three. this is a genetic test for members at high risk for having embryos with specific genetic diseases. long term storage varies. blue shield of california has one retrieval and 12 months of storage per life time. kaiser has only associated with a gift ibf or zif and one retrieval and 6 months per storage life time. the gift and zif definitions are the same and the cost across the board is 50 percent with the exception of our selffunded plan, which is fifen 0 percent after the deductible is paid. one of the first recommendations that is being made is to change the title of this to infertility and assisted reproductive technology because the realty is that for same sex couples it is really assisted reproductive technology, not necessarily infertility. on another one of the benefit enhancement-i will go through these and if you want to stop me as i go through them-the other benefit enhancement is a requirement for 12 months of

united healthcare was her provider.ight months into the coverage she canceled the plan. >> it was a desperate plan and something i had to do until i got another job and got insurance through them. >> reporter: she said her policy ended november of 2015, but unite the healthcare billed her for december. she tells us every month for a year she disputed the $605 bill by phone. and provided written proof she canceled the coverage. >> it stresses me out. >> reporter: said each time the company told her to file an appeal. she said she did and thought the bill would be removed. >> i thought as long as they have all those recordings, the transcripts of that, that my -- i was kind of covered. >> reporter: she said to her surprise on christmas eve, 2016, the insurance company sent the unpaid bill to collections. >> i felt like i was getting bullied and i needed somebody else in my corner. >> reporter: so she contacted nbc 10 responds. we reached out to united healthcare. the company wouldn't say why the cancellation didn't go thr

robert: like aetna, humana, united healthcare, some blue cross plans pulling back. number of blue cross plans losing substantial amounts of money and having to go after major rate increases to stay in the business. sharyl: when it comes to replacing obamacare, it will be complicated. and voters will likely demand more transparency this time. sharyl: if you could wave a wand, what would the new system look like? nathan: one that is free for people to pick and choose whether it's health insurance plans or not even carry a health insurance plan. that they have a multitude of options piece of plastic in their wallet or not. one that allows for expedited treatments to see them, to get to the marketplace so that people can have those new, innovative ideas that are being offered, one that is chock full of innovation and incorporates new technologies so that people can get real, timely health care in a fashion that makes sense for them. sharyl: one trick will be fixing what's sorely broken while keeping facets of obamacare that work. is it true that more people have health

management firms, their enefits management firms, multi-billion dollar cluster of companies.ance united healthcaremana, cigna, aetna, and mbcbs this, is a trillion dollar industry and state regulator consist no regulate this mammoth industry. host: thanks for calling. you, jean, open phones, our comments and calls and tweets at c-span wj. well under the a.c.a., better than being tropped because they couldn't pay premiums. karen says sudden concern of repealing the a.c.a. is astounding. they all on them now and know it. from ellen, who tweets, last i 10,000 new ests for security analysts needed for intelligence hat or defense? floor action, se u.n., andn to condemn, trump get down there and kick -- you can read that. they will take up resolution abstaining .s. from from the vote on expansion of israeli settlements, that starting at ork noon. live coverage on c-span. hey're in about 15 minutes, 10:00 eastern, for a traditional reading of the u.s. constitution. verly is next in south jersey.eld, new independent line. caller: yes, good morning. what i would like to say and in beginning with affordable

we have reduced choice, and then not to mention all these healthcare insurers like united healthcarehumanna, they posted huge losses and dropped out of so many of the exchanges. this is an up happen jar plan with the vast majority of americans. voters have been burned by it. >> those votes will come from states donald trump won with democrat senators in 2018. you look at michigan and pennsylvania, those are states so long as we take care of the majority of people currently on obamacare, and we'll, those democrats will have to join us in this vote and it will be a bipartisan. they will be too concerned about their seats in the senate in 2018 to vote against the option. >> i hope you are right, mark. but i'm worried as soon as republicans repeal this, they own it and democrats realized that. >> the democrats own the aftermath of this policy. >> that will be a hard sell to the american public. >> it will cost in the short-term, but the long-term growth wil. charles: i don't think donald trump is getting enough credit for giving away a political win by letting this melt down for another

cramer yesterday in his show said united healthcare, hard to figure out what it means for all the insurersbut that's one he sees as a winner. >> he was very excited about that, that he found a winner. >> it's confusing without the blueprint as to what it will look like. >>> reports say the obama administration is expected to launch a complaint against chinese aluminum subsidies with the world trade organization. s >> i love how you correct me correcting you. without me stepping in. >> i know. that's because of all the words, we just spell that one different. not just pronunciation. >> and now you're here, it's aluminum. >>> to sports, another nfl team is headed to los angeles. espn reporting that the san diego chargers will announce as soon as today that they are moving for the 2017 season. the chargers would join the rams who moved from st. louis to l.a. they both would play at the l.a. coliseum. the rams are building a new stadium nearby. san diego, major newspaper here, the tribune, attributing it to the lack of a budget resolution passed during the election to raise taxes and enhance t

united healthcare up 548% since 1999 when the dow hit that 10,000 mark.nd, of course, we end with tlc, throw bacck throwback to 1999. "worldwide exchange" will be right back. bp engineers use robotic ultrasound technology, so they can detect and repair corrosion before it ever becomes a problem. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." if you're just waking up the morning after the dow hit 20,000 for the first time, let's get you up to speed on early market action. dow, s&p and nasdaq looking to add to yesterday's gains, all three indexes also at record highs. also turn to the bond market. ten-year treasury note, that's been a key tell of whether the stock market was going to perform in a given day. higher yields meant higher stocks. looking for another small move higher, 2.54% on the ten-year note. that's just below the 2.62 we got back in december. that's been the high for 2016 and since the election. >> earnings very much fueling this rally. some stocks to watch there this morni

>>> the amount of men who take off work when their partner has a child is soaring in the united states. healthcare is next. >> a chicago woman has been carrying a cardboard cut out of president obama across the country for months. she wrote an op-ed for an newspaper and began carrying it around to deliver it to the president that's the op-ed. that didn't happen. she carried around the cutout. she has met many strangers and listened to many stories and leopard that we have more in common than we think. >> she ran into a lot of trump supporters and conversed with them and things worked out. >> reporter: probably needs more of that, just talking with each other. >> reporter: talking not shouting. let's go outside and show you what's going on on the roads, looking live in southwest philadelphia, the platt bridge, no rain for the morning commute, you're off to a good start. mass transit no issues so far him as you head out, dave what can people expect? >> reporter: okay, karen, on the bus stop we have cold contingency, 33 degrees by 6:00 a.m. him 8:00 a.m., 34, clowsdz on -- clouds on the increase, it

quickly do we expect to see the actual cabinet agency okay, ohio, can you do this this, montana, united healthcarell let you do this. >> that remains up in the air with the crowd size discussion. one thing i wonder about trump and i want to be open that i've been wrong about his strategy such that it is very many times and i wonder if all the sound and furry actually allows people to do more of the handiwork on things like obamacare because there's so many band which hath given to the everyday fights that there's not a lot left for oh, let's go over the details of obamacare and the democrats can bring up all their people who say they are being hurt and perhaps more actually happens legislatively that way in the shadows of all the sound and furry. i don't know if that's the case but it sometimes feels like that's what's going on. >> things have to happen legislative. he did sign the executive order, something he said he would do, but the reality here is this has to be changed on capitol hill, and there will have to be a law that he has to sign. >> the replace part does. i don't know if it was part

they converted the medicare united healthcare to the new city plan effective january 1. they finalized their agreement with fidelity national technology images so we are beginning to move those files that take up a huge room offsite and scan them so they are electronic. and they completed what you started early last year, the form for applying for reimbursement for surgacy and adoption. in terms of wellness i want you to look at those numbers that are in the draft. we had a 5 percent increase in visits to the wellness scepter and looking at 644 per mujt. epa had a tremendous increase with 3720 employees reaching out. eap is working on hipaa requirements to do telephone services coming up. and wellbeing service increased by 12 percent over 2015. click on those links in terms of the wellness report, it is very remarkable. in terms of my business, i met with participating interviewing the communication manager and worked with ann on performance guarantees. we have taken some sthofe choosing wisely recommendations on performance guarantees such as only 29.3 delivery by c sec

to the statistical analysis that has been set in all of the insurance across the united states and in the general healthcare across the united states and show you -- >> but you're bragging about an increase that would have been more without the healthcare law. >> absolutely true. >> what do you tell folks in arizona and north carolina and folks in texas be and georgia? >> what i tell folks is that their governor did not set up a proper exchange. because there was no insurance exchange set up -- >> you're down to two now because these exchanges were such a marvel. >> no, the exchanges have worked well across the gamut -- >> they're going out of business faster than eating at a buffet. what are you talking about? >> there's a nomalies in the insurance market that were out of base. yes, there's clearly problems. in my own state of california, the exchange has been unable to overcome -- >> well, you work -- >> wait a minute -- >> i want will you work with republicans to fix what you don't like in this and some of the provisions that might have surprised you on the costs, let's say? >> i'm going to answer that t

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what we say to our united unied healthcare families is use the resources that your benefits thf giveour chronic physician, talkciat to that disease managementse mag nurse that's there to help you' understand why you're taking' that medication and encourage en your children to stay intay in school because we see a significant -- there is a connection between the education level and healthhelth status. association the more educateded children are staying in schoolsl and beyond they're going tong o make better health decisions.hec >> that's a really good listd l of advice.of ad i think knowledge is power.nowl >> it is. tseeing alotm seeing a lo more preventive promotionsomoons going on, a lot of clinics andia seminars being held for people e to get educateed. >> absolutely.>> aely. when i talk to our unitednied healthcare members pretty much e every day my first piece ofrst c advice is always schedule anchen appointment with yo give yourself that gift of ourself thift time.of do that annual exam.ual am. establish that relationshipt rei and then when something doessom come up thadt's wro

we are united in repealing obamacare and replacing it with patient centered personalized healthcare coverage that is affordable for every american. we are united in reforming our tax code in a way that will make it-- make america competitive again and create jobs and increase wages. we are united to repeal obama regulations and fighting or the business people that have been harmed by wish-- washington's precatory overreach and in the senate we are united in confirming the presence of supreme court nominee and ensuring the conservative direction of the court for the next generation. during this retreat, we will address all those issues and more. i am also excited to be able to welcome prime minister may, the first sitting head of state that will attend one of our retreats. our allies have been marginalized over the last eight years. that will change and it starts with a visit from the leader of one of our closest and strongest allies. we look forward to discussing with prime minister may how we can make our economic and military relationship even stronger. we will lead this retreat even stron

trump administration has promised to repeal obamacare, the president's radical reform of healthcare in the unitedight over its future will take place in congress, both houses of which are now in control of the republicans. laura trevelyan reports from washington. they swarmed across capitol hill today with rival entourages and duelling missions. one to protect his signature health—care law, the other to drive a stake through it. president obama and vice president—elect mike pence met with their respective lawmakers to plot their opposing strategies. according to those present, mr obama encouraged democrats to fight republicans hard, nickname their attempts trump care and not rescue them by helping to pass a replacement law. for his part, mr pence confirmed dismantling obamacare is mission number one for the incoming administration. my message to members of congress is that we are going to be in the promise—keeping business and the first order of business is to keep our promise to repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of health—care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance with

one thing i was unclear of and maybe you can tell me, that republicans are united in hating this healthcare law. the way it has been positioned and using the budget resolution matter to get this done is that the end would justify the means and eventually they'll come back and re-visit budget issues near and dear to conservativeconserv. but in the meantime they killed it. >> there's no love lost between conservatives and republicans in congress and the affordable care act, obama care. again, it's whether or not these two things can sync up. you can't explode the deficit and repeal obama care. that's the concern that they have. these deficits that could just go astronomical here are a big concern to the freedom caucus and other conservatives in the congress here. mark meadows, one of the leaders, he told me he believes they're on the same sheet of music but he concedes this is complex. again, there's not a replacement bill ready to go. they've been fighting about this internally in the republican conference for seven years. that's nothing. the ottomans fought in europe several years. this cou

you know, that is one out of 11 people who go to work every day are the extra healthcare activity here in the united states. so i'm not saying we should just wholesale adopt their system which is a single pair system. there are other good systems that are not single pair systems -- germany, switzerland, france -- they do quite well. it's one of the few things, access to medical care is one of the few things we do worse than other rich countries. there are certain things like education a lot of rich countries don't do a good job on. this is where we're uniquely bad. >> rose: healthcare and education, we don't do as well as other industrialized nations. >> most rich countries don't do that well on education and there are pieces on top universities where we're the best by a lot, so that one we're more middle of the pack. it's healthcare access where we have ewe look particularly bad. >> rose: is there a clicking tock on global warming? >> yes. fortunately, it's not overnight. the really big impacts are in the 30-year to 70-year time frame, although it has already increased the chance of drought and sto

. >> studies show for the cost of reselling one refugee in the united states, you can provide safety, security, food, healthcarefor 12. so cost of one resettlement you can provide for 12 in the own region. >> this is a disturbing confirmation of the islamicphobic and the un-american policy proposals made in the presidential election campaign. scott: islamic activists and other group critical of president's decision insist vetting was already extreme enough to ensure safety. >> make no mistake suspending refugee resettlement will result in more death. people will die in refugee camps. scott: pew research almost half of all refugees admitted to the u.s. in fiscal year 2016, so just under 40,000 are muslim. that would be the largest number on record per public data. so, that would be curbed a bit. we have to examine what is outlining on the new babeerwork and how -- paperwork and how quick the impact will be. >> scott thuman on top of things. thank you. from politics to life. officials at the virginia zoo in norfolk don't think the missing red panda left the zoo. sunny last seen in the penn on sunday. the dogs the

affordable care act, the private sector still delivers most healthcare and pays for most healthcare in the united states. at this moment, we have a chance to hear from people who are major purchasers of healthcare, what they have learned from being purchasers about how to do this more efficiently and effectively. on our panel, we have some really big companies with deep commitment to excellent healthcare for their employees but strong incentives not to waste the company's money. we will hear from some very huge organizations. the organizers of this panel weren't thinking small. wells fargo is one of the largest banks in americay second or third, depending how you count. walmart is the largest retailer, indeed by revenue, the biggest company in the world, with 2 million employees. we'll hear from the boeing company, a major player in world aviation building very large planes and employing a lot of people. we will hear about the experience of calipers, which representing the employees of the sixth largest country in the world, the state of california. i stress bigness because the people on this pan

healthcare, um, for all our community. um, people are very committed. we're very united. and, it's a incredible contrast to the divisions that we see in our nation today." women still believe in this country. sot- "there's more than just one person that can do it, it takes everyone to make this world a whole." and, that includes members of the lgbtq community, which has a strong message for president trump. sot- "you will not break any of us." sot- "and, uh, after the end of four years, we're going to say, mr. trump, you're fired." nats- "si, se puede." women, standing together, fearful of the direction this new adminstration wants to take this country. and, many men back them. pictures are worth a thousand words. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. and a number of prominent figures and celebraties spoke out at the women's march on washington. they were lending their name and fame to offer support. officials say the crowd was so big, that they were unable to guide the march to the white house. an estimated 500 thousand people attended the demonstration. in world

>> come up with a healthcare plan that really works, much less expensive and far better, exclamation point. >> the uniteds has potential but now it's just a club for people to get together, talk have a good time. so sad! >> north korea said it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of hitting parts of the u.s.? >> trevor: is nine one else concerned? this press conference will be explosive, if you think about it. just think for a moment, it's the most powerful press in the world going up against the most powerful question dodger of all time. yeah, and trump hates the press. forget mexico. forget hillary. forget large door handles. to him, the press is public enany number -- en-- enemy number one. >> the press is lying thieving people. >> 70% absolute scum. do we hate the media? >> audience: yes! >> trevor: world star! i actually feel bad for the press because, look, we all think we do a better job in a room than donald trump but it's harder than you think. it's also interesting that trump put it on the same day all his hearings are taking place because he knows you can't look at two

healthcare is on the line. this is real people across the united states who finally had affordable available healthcare.e its place. there is empty promise for almost the last seven years that republicans have a plan. that they want to make sure americans have affordable health coverage and yet there is no plan. to pass a bill that said we're going to repeal the current law with nothing to take its place we will cause pure chaos. insurance companies will not continue to participate in a market where there is no certainty that there well had -- that they will have any customers. i got the statistics. the fact that insurers have pulled out a lot of these markets. and on the healthcare.gov exchange one and a five and then in many instances it is essentially a form of medicaid. in terms of the repeal and replace there is a two to three year sunset you not have a repeal immediately of any of these essentially an off ramp in the repeal process. >> and a couple of months you had to head insurance companies sign up if indeed with no certainty about a replacement. i don't care if they say we promise well have a

in 2012 2012, when i was electeo the united states senate, i can assure you that the people of wisconsin did not send the here to take their healthcare away. o we are barely into the second week of the new congress, and the republican establishment is already wielding its power to accomplish just one thing,ma making america sick again. the budget resolution that we are considering this week will repeal the affordable care act, put insurance companies back in charge of peoples health care, strip healthcare away from millions of americans, and raise premiums. it will take us from affordable coverage to chaos. this is the first step towards e higher costs, fewer people with health insurance, and more uncertainty for american families. in short, the republicans believe they have a mandate to make america sick. by repealing the law and taking away the healthcare the familiei already have, republicans are forcing the 30 million americans to lose their insurance. republicans are putting the healthcare coverage of over 200,000 wisconsinites at risk. and they are raising taxes on more than 190,000 wisconsinites who rely on and receive premium

the craigslist ad says qualifications include past comprehensive healthcare reform, plus a eight years experience as president of the united states. i only think of one person that meets criteria. michelle: he is getting a lot of job offers these days and all he wants is take time off. steve: we haven't heard from him since last friday. michelle: he likes it that way. steve: we have nice weather out there. look behind us. not a cloud in the sky. i'm not going to complain. beautiful day to come in late to work or call in sick. overnight temperatures are 43 to 49 degrees. increasing clouds. a few showers by dawn. this is a cold front moves through. if wakeup temperatures tomorrow. looking good, middle to the upper 40's. shower as mentioned. cloudy skies. then cooler temperatures are filtering in. the highs will make it to the middle 50's. breezy with the winds upward of 10 to miles per hour. higher gusts, by 5:00 tomorrow, the temperatures fall in the 40's. for the end of the week and the upcoming weekend. cold front moves through. breezy tomorrow, into the day on friday. colder air. it's not going to last long. it will stay

as a healthcare consumer come as a citizen of the united states, what we have going for us as both theemocrats and republicans have been spending a lot of time looking at this. what is working about the affordable care act, what in the minds of the new republican emaciation is not working. the desire to keep that piece of the act that extends healthcare insurance to stay on your parents plan until the age of 26. there is a desire to address somehow, if you have a pre-existing condition, you can still get healthcare insurance peer there are solutions. proposal by the republicans as well that may cost more or less, may involve a tax deduction or joining a high-risk pool, but there are a variety of different proposals out there. i think the public should just be prepared for this to be a long issue project from the desire to change the law to the actual changes happening. >> gregg: is there a problem within the republican party? i'm speaking specifically of the house freedom caucus, which is ultraconservative folks, and they are deeply concerned, legitimately so, about the cost. >> cost i

people in the united states insecure is that one out of every two americans lives either in poverty or near poverty. that is insecurity. we need jobs, we need housing, we need healthcarerate, resist, fight back. and again, right now, thousands of people are stuck behind the checkpoint established by secret service. these people want to come here and join, what is this? a peaceful assembly of the people to redress grievances, to exercise our basic core first amendment rights, to speak out and stand up. again, if you are in contact with people behind the checkpoint at seventh street, tell them to go to the 13th street or 14th street checkpoint and come down pennsylvania avenue and join us here at navy memorial. let's keep this going. >> we are going to start our speaker program and hear from jean baron and meyer johnson from rise and resist in new york city. >> hello, trump resistance! i am jean baron, this is jeremiah johnson, these are the folks from rise and resist and i'm so glad to see you. we are rise and resist from new york city and we are here as justice lovers, freedom lovers, we are here to get in the way of a small minded, self aggrandizing autocrat and his

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i think republicans are by and large united around paul ryan's plan you look at it, it says affordable healthcare for all. i think the other guests are right to the extent republicans have to have some sort of replacement. you do have tens of millions of people who have gained insurance via obamacare. those folks need to keep insurance in some form. what is very important is to fix some mallities in obamacare and to many republicans that means repealing it entirely, where obama says, if you like your doctor you can keep it, not true. he promised families their premiums would go down by $2500 and in fact increasing by 25% next year. there's significant disapproval of obamacare on these fronts. you have to repeal it undoubtedly but you must replace it. if there's not a replacement there, they will have a big problems on their hands. >> van, she is right, it has gone up in many states and if republicans have a solution shouldn't democrats be receptive to work with them? >> one of the missed opportunities for hillary clinton when she ran, she could have said, listen, obamacare greats first step, no p

i've said this before but the secretary of the va is a biggest healthcare provider in the united statess a tremendous responsibility and he does not have the authority that he needs to do the job. there is legislation that is needed. he needs to be able to hire and fire and move people around from one facility to another. heaney is to be able to stand up with new facilities. and they need a private partnership with the private sector to help construct new facilities that's not the sweet spot of the va. there is a battle that goes with that. if he is. they don't have the wherewithal. they needed to get the tools. >> there are a lot of stakeholders. and really only about a million and a half get care there. a lot of people are involved in that. a new for mono on -- a new phenomenon in that is the union's. unions. i was in the va hospital recently and on the walls the picture of president obama secretary bob mcdonald and hospital director in the chief union steward of that hospital which the role of that the units have taken within that large organization is 370,000 employees. that is even

during that debate that there are lots of debates in the united states senate in which we disagree on the end, end, right? not just the means, on healthcare. we disagree on the end, on climate change. we disagree on the end in iran policy. we didn't want iran to get a nuclear weapon. we just disagreed on the way to get there, whether through diplomatic means or military means. well, now that we know that the diplomatic means is working, i do think there's the opportunity in the context of this executive order to bring republicans and democrats together. it's taking republicans a little bit longer than we would have hoped. we didn't see a lot of comment on friday and saturday, but on sunday you saw a ton of the republicans coming out and saying for national security reasons this is an ill-thought out idea. and i do think while they might not have listed the nuclear agreement in their statement, you have to view it in that context because even those that voted against it are now either quietly or publicly calling on the administration to uphold it and to focus on enforcement rather than abandonment. i said to a lot of people that, you know,

healthcare law. they may be outnumbered. democrats are vowing to fight for obamacare. >> united in our opposition to these republican attempts to make america sick again. >> obamacare has failed. and it has been rejected by the american people. >> cbs news poll showing one in ten americans think obamacare is working well. >>> a virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill similar to north carolina's controversial transgender bathroom law. legislation would prohibit individuals from using a bathroom of the opposite sex in in government-owned buildings. to notify parents within 24 hours if a child requests to be recognized as a member of the committee last year. virginia governor has vowed to veto the legislation it reaches his desk. >>> the penalty phase of dylann roof's trial is underway. roof, who is representing himself told the jurors he's not crazy and does not plan to call any witnesses. the self-professed white supremacist was convicted last month of killing nine black parishioners in 2015. even if roof convinces the jury to spare his life he still faces another death penalty trial in state court. >>> police investigating t

united sates, donald trump, pledges to fulfill his campaign promises. he's already signed his first orders as president, including changes to barack obama's healthcare act, which mr trump said he will repeal. we wa nt we want to make america great again, and we will. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, before the president and first lady returned to the white house to spend the first night in their new home. good morning, it's saturday the 21st of january. we'll look back on president trump's inauguration, and what's in store for his first few days in power. also ahead, three more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of a hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe's right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union, thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and yohanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going, by knocking out a former world number one out of the australian open. she's taken the first set. and in from the cold. i've been training with the british long speed skating team, who's sport has been revived in

united sates, donald trump, pledges to fulfill his campaign promises. he's already signed his first orders as president, including changes to barack 0bama's healthcare actill. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, before the president and first lady returned to the white house to spend the first night in their new home. good morning, it's saturday the 21st of january.

healthcare system. this is back in 1989. i want to read you the three elements in the republican plan. number one, every resident and the united states must be and rolled in an adequate health care plan that covers the majority of their cost. number two, working americans, health care protection must be a family responsibility. number three, the government role it is to monitor the health market, subsidize meaty needy individual to allow them to obtain services. sounds like a description of obamacare, and it is. which is why, of course, when they adopted it for this state of massachusetts it was re-docked -- adopted on the american heritage of model. and so, here is the problem. withlicans cannot come up an alternative. that is why it has not happened for six years. because, if you're going to come up with an alternative you have got to go to either one of two models. one is medicare for all. the other is the idea that every american has to be in the system and the idea based on personal responsibility, which historically was a republican obamahat when president adopted it, republican senators were willing to go along but then

were all asleep the united states senate starts ramming through a repeal to have the affordable care act -- repeal of the affordable care act which means 20 million people lose healthcareople 26 and younger can no longer stay on their parents health insurance plan, means people with pre-existing conditions can't get health insurance anymore, and kirsten gillibrand, the great senator from the state of new york had the senate vote last night on protecting women's health care access and the republican leadership defeated that as well. so it's important towns it's not only they want to end access to planned parenthood, they want to end access to care for a lot of folks in this country and i believe it's going to cause a health care crisis. we saw it in texas and other states. so every person who's watching, if you have been a planned parenthood patient or care about access to health care, you need to call your member of congress, senator, and call the trump administration. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: i appreciate your time. i thank you for being here and so do many people in the audience. thank you so much for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> trevor: we'll be rig

. >> the united states of america is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee healthcare to all people as a right. you believe that healthcare is a right of all americans whether they are rich or they are poor? >> we are a compassionate society. >> we are not a compassionate society. >> if you want to talk about other countries healthcare systems, there are consequences to the decisions they have made. i believe and i look forward to working with you to make sure every single american has access to the highest quality care and coverage that is possible. >> jenna: that is cumbersome and tom price getting into a little bit with senator bernie sanders during his congressional hearing. this has to do with him becoming secretary of health and human services, as pointed out, it is not a confirmation hearing, but it is important to see what the affordable care act looks like in the future. that is some of what bernie sanders was talking about. republicans in congress are working to figure out a replacement for obamacare if they repeal it and what president-elect trump meant when

united states, donald trump, has used his first hours in office to start unpicking his predecessor's policies. he's targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the "economic burden" of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn't said what he'll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump's new six—issue agenda — energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. some observers point out that it makes no mention of civil rights, healthca re or climate change. the new president's cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps general, has also been sworn in as the head of homeland security. however, mike pompeo, president trump's choice as director of the cia, hasn't been sworn in yet after his confirmation was delayed by the us senate. the russian government has confirmed that president putin will call donald trump in the next few days but that preparing for any future meeting will take months of planning. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. and now, the president and first lady of the united states will take the

there is no country in the world that provides unlimited healthcare to everybody. and the unitedply can't afford to do. so. ainsley: well then how is he going to do it? >> well, look, donald trump's understanding of free markets and economic laws is not as strong as suit. he is a good negotiator and good leader but he is not an economist and let's hope that he relies on people like tom price or rand paul or paul ryan. >> paul ryan has a plan, rand paul has a plan. you have looked at these plans. who has the best plan and why? >> i think rand paul's plan actually faces up to. so fundamental decisions that we have to make. the question, for example, how do you cover people who have preexisting conditions? that is people who are already sick? you really just can't do that by forcing them into the insurance pool. people who are by their nature uninsuranceable and care taken care of outside of the natural insurance system. make it easy for people to buy low cost insurance. easy to keep their insurance if they lose their job or change jobs. i think paul's plan would do a good job of th