the law is highly controversial among many members thank youlic. host: very much for joining us this morning. >> medicare and medicaid officials say last year saw the lowest health insurance premium increases since 1986. the journal health affairs hosted this event at the national press club. it is an hour. >> good morning. i'm founding editor of health affairs. i will moderate a discussion this morning. i appreciate you all coming out on this day of warm weather before we all freeze tomorrow. it's a pleasure to have the staff of the office here to present. we'll have two presenters and then two others i'll introduce all four here in a minute. i'm prepared to help answer questions, respond to opinions, whatever it may be. i also point out in here is not only the expanding paper, it's a cd that has the whole of the content of new issue of health affairs in it including the exhibits if anybody is in the exhibit. look for this to have everything you'll need in relation to at least the subject that we're talking about this morning and also the entire c