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and i understand what aetna is saying. i don't think it's aetna's fault. i talked to aetna themselves, and they said the problem is that all these sensual benefits, benefits that i don't need, like maternity coverage and mental health, are driving the cost up. >> okay. i think there's a lot of people in your situation, and our heart goes out to you. we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> three hours from now on the fox business network, what fdr's grandson has to say about this rocky obama care role. >>> and you can catch me tomorrow on the fox business network, 9:20 eastern right before wall street passes judgment on the d.c. standoff, and that fitch ratings statement that we are now on negative ratings watch for our aaa rating. all right. "the five" starts now. >>> hello, everyone. it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is "the five." it is day 15 and the shutdown in washington continues. this morning, house republicans unveiled a proposal that was immediately rejected by the white house and they've since modified their plan, will bring i
and i understand what aetna is saying. i don't think it's aetna's fault. i talked to aetna themselves, and they said the problem is that all these sensual benefits, benefits that i don't need, like maternity coverage and mental health, are driving the cost up. >> okay. i think there's a lot of people in your situation, and our heart goes out to you. we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> three hours from now on the fox business network, what fdr's grandson...
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aetna. what's your healthy? >>> a few steps could go a long way in the fight against breast cancer but the grand chapter order of the eastern star holds its annual 5k breast cancer walk this saturday. here with us is matron barbra e. murray and margaret anderson is also here. the walk is named after her. ladies, thank you very much for being here. looking beautiful in pink this october day. margaret, i'm going to start with you. the walk is named after you. why? you're not a breast cancer survivor. >> no, i am not but my grandmother was when i was the leader in 2001 and 2002. knowing charity was one of the major components of our organization, i thought, we can't do this alone. we need a community partner. being a howard university alum and worked there for 20 something years, i thought howard university is in the business of trying to help women with this terrible disease. so why don't we partner with them and that has been a wonderful feat. >> it has been an ongoing feat. you've been doing it for ten years. it
aetna. what's your healthy? >>> a few steps could go a long way in the fight against breast cancer but the grand chapter order of the eastern star holds its annual 5k breast cancer walk this saturday. here with us is matron barbra e. murray and margaret anderson is also here. the walk is named after her. ladies, thank you very much for being here. looking beautiful in pink this october day. margaret, i'm going to start with you. the walk is named after you. why? you're not a breast...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back to ravens report, larry rosen game plan offense with coach caldwellment seeing a green bay packers team that has one of the best one defenses in all of football, has it showed up in your film study. >> it certainly has. and one of the things dom capers is they can stop your team. they mix it up but they do it in all areas. but they stop the run with fine personnel. and let's take a look at it from base personnel and first and second down. they leave their big guys in the game. picket and rajai and
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back to ravens report, larry rosen game plan offense with coach caldwellment seeing a green bay packers team that has one of the best one defenses in all of football, has it showed up in your film study. >> it certainly has. and one of the things dom capers is they can stop your team. they mix it up but they do it in all areas. but they stop the run with fine personnel. and let's take a...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have a taste of ethiopia now. you have a cafe in washington's brooklyn neighborhood. i'm here with the chef. welcome. this is your first time on tv. do not be nervous because you know everybody about what you're cooking. you say your restaurant is an infusion of healthy ethiopian cooking. what does that mean? >> i cook everything fresh. i don't put too much oily -- i use mostly the organic stuff. >> i would think it's very healthy because looking at this platter, lots of vegetables, lentils, things that are good now. what are you fixing for us today? >> i'm going to fix for the meat lovers tibsiat. i have the meat here. >> what cut of meat do you have in here? >> rib eye. >> i don't think we're on. so we will have to pretend that everything is warming up and we'll mix up the ingredients. what are the ingreed yefnltses you're putting in? >> right now we have -- ingredients you are putting in? >> right now we have the red onions. we have the ginger and garlic. every time when we cook in every food, we use ginger and
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have a taste of ethiopia now. you have a cafe in washington's brooklyn neighborhood. i'm here with the chef. welcome. this is your first time on tv. do not be nervous because you know everybody about what you're cooking. you say your restaurant is an infusion of healthy ethiopian cooking. what does that mean? >> i cook everything fresh. i don't put too much oily -- i use mostly the organic stuff. >> i would think it's very healthy...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have just learned that president obama is going to speak to the country from the white house beginning at 12:45 about the government shutdown. that's going to begin at 12:45 right here on wusa9. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. of course we'll have updated information on our afternoon newscast beginning at 5:00. please join us then. >>> you can see it at >> noah: hello? >> nick: yo! >> noah: i just came by to see how you're doing. that's ugly. what happened? >> nick: minor altercation. >> noah: [ chuckles ] aren't you a little old to be getting into school-ground fights, dad? >> nick: did you come to see how i was doing or just give me a hard time? >> noah: well, other than the eye, how you doing? >> nick: oh, let's see. in the past few months, i've, uh, lost my fiancée, one of my daughters, and, uh, a fairly good bartender. and there's no food in this house. other than that, everything's great. >> noah: what can i do to help? >> nick: you could take me out to break
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have just learned that president obama is going to speak to the country from the white house beginning at 12:45 about the government shutdown. that's going to begin at 12:45 right here on wusa9. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. of course we'll have updated information on our afternoon newscast beginning at 5:00. please join us then. >>> you can see it at >> noah: hello? >> nick: yo! >> noah: i just came by to...
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aetna is one of those companies. unrelated to the mess in obama care, the stock is down 1.5% today after reporting a decline in quarterly profits and providing guidance for next year, saying it's tough to find growth for 2014. >> joining us now exclusively to talk about this is the head of aetna, chairman and ceo, mark bertolini. we kick it off on health care law. >> welcome. >> good to see you, mark. thanks for joining us. >> hi, maria. hi, bill. >> we know the white house is coming under fire for promising people that they could keep their health care. that has already proven to be false. lisa myers, nbc news, reporting people are getting cancellation letters. you also have white house aide valerie jarrett refuting this on twitter. basically tweeting, fact, nothing in obama care forces people out of their health plans. fact, no change is required unless insurance companies change existing plans. so, what's your reaction, mark? tell us -- can you separate fact from fiction for us? >> sure. the only people who can ke
aetna is one of those companies. unrelated to the mess in obama care, the stock is down 1.5% today after reporting a decline in quarterly profits and providing guidance for next year, saying it's tough to find growth for 2014. >> joining us now exclusively to talk about this is the head of aetna, chairman and ceo, mark bertolini. we kick it off on health care law. >> welcome. >> good to see you, mark. thanks for joining us. >> hi, maria. hi, bill. >> we know the...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> foxes 5 morning news, you are looking a ths e5 cb cvs stn maryland. this was the scene of a bold rob rear. thieves sto stole the atm from t of the store. stor river park police have not said how much money they may havehave gotten away with. >> always surprised at that kind of crime. it takes a lot of work. >> it does, planning. >> meanwhile, a 6th arrest has been made in connection wit last week's road rage incident with a group of motorcycle riders. >> melanie alnwick is back with this controversial case. >> reporter: it keeps getting more interesting or a little a more strange, i don't know. last month's incident which was caught on tape has stirredd emotion across the country for both sides of the case. now the latest chapter has the nypd taking one of their own into custody. new york city police officersce have arrested one of their own in connection with an assault on a moretisa motorist by a group f motorcyclists. the officer was undercover and off-duty. the ten year vetera
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> foxes 5 morning news, you are looking a ths e5 cb cvs stn maryland. this was the scene of a bold rob rear. thieves sto stole the atm from t of the store. stor river park police have not said how much money they may havehave gotten away with. >> always surprised at that kind of crime. it takes a lot of work. >> it does, planning. >> meanwhile, a 6th arrest has been made in connection...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> 6:21 almost 6:22 on this monday morning. we have more clouds in our futurecast, temperatures running in the 50s in most spots. mostly cloudy by 9:00. i think the sun will make more of an appearance as we head toward midday. southern maryland, tougher to shake some of the clouds. partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. >>> good morning, everybody. redskins fans last night, hoping for the best, expecting the worst. and the worst, i think is what you got. a rough night for the redskins in all facets of the game. rg iii and the skins falling to 1-4. they overcame adversity and rallied with this alfred morris 45-yard touchdown run. the redskins offensive line just was man handled last night. eventually a dallas 31-16 victory. the baltimore ravens return home looking to extend their streak. this is a defensive showdown for most of the day. in the end aaron rogers made enough big plays to burn the ravens secondary and seek out their first road victory of the seaso
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> 6:21 almost 6:22 on this monday morning. we have more clouds in our futurecast, temperatures running in the 50s in most spots. mostly cloudy by 9:00. i think the sun will make more of an appearance as we head toward midday. southern maryland, tougher to shake some of the clouds. partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. >>> good morning, everybody. redskins fans last...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. an hour before he is set to address the nation, president obama writes a letter to government employees. in the letter posted on the office of personnel management site, he blames congress for the shutdown and an inability to pass a budget. he also says he'll keep working to reopen the government and vital services and allows those whofsh sent home to return to work. he also thanked employees for their working, adding the shutdown was, in his eyes, completely preventable. in the last hour the democratic-led senate rejected the latest republican request for formal talks about a budget deal. here more from the president when he speaks at 12:25 from the rose garden. watch it on nbc 4 or on nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> thank you, angie. >>> right now the federal government is shut down. roughly 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed while lawmakers remain deadlocked on a spending budget. this morning the senate rejected a house request to name negotiators to a conference to resolv
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. an hour before he is set to address the nation, president obama writes a letter to government employees. in the letter posted on the office of personnel management site, he blames congress for the shutdown and an inability to pass a budget. he also says he'll keep working to reopen the government and vital services and allows those whofsh sent home to return to work. he also thanked employees for their working, adding...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. how could a 9-year-old boy make it through airport security and hop a flight from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket? that is exactly what the tsa is trying to find out. >> reporter: a 9-year-old's trip to vegas leaves tsa baffled. the boy made it through three checkpoints without a boarding pass i don't i don't know how that would happen, it amazes me. >> i'm willing to bet it was a fairly smart kid then. >> reporter: a spokesperson confirms he was screened at this checkpoint by tsa agents tuesday morning at 10:30. once the boy got through the checkpoint, we are told by an airport official he went to concourse c, and boarded an 11:15 flight to vegas. >> once the plane was in the air, flight attendants became suspicious and contacted police. john austin is a communication specialist and former spokesperson for northwest airlines. he says situations like this aren't unheard of. they happen occasionally, mainly with kids. >> they attach themselves to a group and
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. how could a 9-year-old boy make it through airport security and hop a flight from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket? that is exactly what the tsa is trying to find out. >> reporter: a 9-year-old's trip to vegas leaves tsa baffled. the boy made it through three checkpoints without a boarding pass i don't i don't know how that would happen, it amazes me. >> i'm willing...
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. >>> aetna, revenue did come in abovest hits boosted by it's recent acquisition of coveren trihealth care. the stock dropped more than 1.5%. >>> aetna's ceo was asked about the new health law and report that says the obama administration knew millions of americans would not be able to keep their insurance plans. >> the only people who can keep their plan indefinitely are people who in the individual and small group market were in that% market before march 23rd, 2010 and over that period from march 2010 until now did not change plans. >> acquisitions that the white house misled people to believe they could keep insurance plans and the website resulted in heated questions on capitol hill today about what went wrong and who is to blame. bertha coombs has more. >> reporter: mike was surprised when anthem blue cross notified him the family health plan would no longer before offered. >> the primary reason they said is there is ten or 11 components that every plan has to carry. >> reporter: the retierped executive say as comparable plan on healthcare.gov will cost twice as much 140 0 a mont
. >>> aetna, revenue did come in abovest hits boosted by it's recent acquisition of coveren trihealth care. the stock dropped more than 1.5%. >>> aetna's ceo was asked about the new health law and report that says the obama administration knew millions of americans would not be able to keep their insurance plans. >> the only people who can keep their plan indefinitely are people who in the individual and small group market were in that% market before march 23rd, 2010 and...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd. spiriva helps me breathe better. does breathing with copd weigh you down? don't wait to ask your doctor about spiriva. "clearly inapprop
aetna -- what's your healthy? if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems,...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a zoo worker who had her arm ripped off by a tiger over the weekend underwent surgery yesterday. the park owner near oklahoma city says the employee violated the safety rules there by sticking her hand in the tiger's cage. and somehow her jacket got caught in some wiring and that is when that 14-year-old tiger attacked. the zoo owner says the woman was awake during the whole ordeal as she was flown to the hospital. >> it's an unfortunate accident. my heart goes out to her that one of my tigers did this but she assured me in the helicopter that she was going to come back to work. >> zoo keepers say the tiger has never been aggressive and the park hasn't had annual injury till now -- an injury till now. the animal may not be put down because the attack was a result of a safety violation. >>> some angry truckers are fed up with washington politics. so a group called the ride for the constitution is asking all independent truckers around the country to drive to d.c. and clog the beltw
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a zoo worker who had her arm ripped off by a tiger over the weekend underwent surgery yesterday. the park owner near oklahoma city says the employee violated the safety rules there by sticking her hand in the tiger's cage. and somehow her jacket got caught in some wiring and that is when that 14-year-old tiger attacked. the zoo owner says the woman was awake during the whole ordeal as she was flown...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> i've been combing through the day's retailer websites to find you deep discounts and here are some of my wednesday favorites. living social is out with a list called the best of the best, top picks for the washington area. here are one of the deals. pay $11 and get a movie ticket, large popcorn and 32-ounce soda or pay $22 for four movie tickets. this is for the movies at montgomery mall. here's a deal at one of the most popular italian restaurants in the region. pay $20 and get $40 to spend on food and nonalcoholic drinks at dinner at kora in arlington. you're going to find this deal on amazon local. or how about a haunted washington scavenger hunt being run out of lafayette park. pay $11 and save 50% off. you'll find this offer on goldstar. if you're an offer -- you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love it hear from ow facebook. i'm jessica doyle, wusa9. >>> we have details right now about one of the big social events of the year and it's for a good cause. it'
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> i've been combing through the day's retailer websites to find you deep discounts and here are some of my wednesday favorites. living social is out with a list called the best of the best, top picks for the washington area. here are one of the deals. pay $11 and get a movie ticket, large popcorn and 32-ounce soda or pay $22 for four movie tickets. this is for the movies at montgomery mall. here's a deal...
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to lower them, aetna said no, we're willing to try this, and maybe we get it wrong, and people don't buy or coverage but we're not losing money, they are well covered, ones that are at greatest risk are new co-op insurers, they are brand new, there is no market demand, they were created as part of a government program. gerri: okay, let's move on to, another question. this from liz from vermont. came in as e-mail, she is talking about huge mess we've seen with web site, big problem with operations, if we contract it with firm cgi is it their responsible to deliver a final product? scott, talk this week we'll put czar in charge of this, we'll put a company in charge of fixing this. should cgi make good? >> right, they recontracted, keep in mine, cgi is not only contractor there are a lot, they singled out cgi, imnot too sure why. there were others with pivotal rolls, problem was not necessarily with the contractors, who were involved in pieces but problem of putting it together. other problem they got started very late. i think they were pressed at the end because they started late. ge
to lower them, aetna said no, we're willing to try this, and maybe we get it wrong, and people don't buy or coverage but we're not losing money, they are well covered, ones that are at greatest risk are new co-op insurers, they are brand new, there is no market demand, they were created as part of a government program. gerri: okay, let's move on to, another question. this from liz from vermont. came in as e-mail, she is talking about huge mess we've seen with web site, big problem with...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> we have some advice now that could help you avoid a family feud at least when it comes to the death of a loved one. the honorable serita lee is the register of wills for prince george's county and he's with us this afternoon -- she's with us this afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me here today. >> people are healthy and feeling good and you say that's the good time the start thinking about life after@issues making -- death issues making a will. why so important? >> it is so important because we have loved ones and we worked hard and we have a legacy to leave for your family. and if it's not inviting -- family members sometimes are trying to decide what to do and they're fighting over your assets. so it's very good to do. put it in writing. make it legal that way everything's taken care of the way you want it done. >> a lot of people don't like to talk about wills because it does suggest they are mortal and will eventually die. and they also think that a
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> we have some advice now that could help you avoid a family feud at least when it comes to the death of a loved one. the honorable serita lee is the register of wills for prince george's county and he's with us this afternoon -- she's with us this afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me here today. >> people are healthy and feeling good and you say that's the good...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> today on "tmz" -- >> finally an answer on why miley cyrus is acting the way miley cyrus is acting. >> probably around 40, around that time i heard that some people don't have sex anymore. >> was she joking? >> she looks at matt. how old do you think i am? she says 40. thank you, i'm 55. oh, then you're really not having sex then. >> dion sanders had really bad stomach issues yesterday flying into l.a.x. he was taken to hospital and allegedly it was kidney stones. >> what do you mean alleged? it's a crime to have kidney stones? >> liam from one direction got his underwear stolen from a crazy fan. the hotel staff put them out on the balcony to dry. >> why does he need to put his underwear on the balcony? >> maybe he need to washed them. >> maybe he had a skid ma
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> today on "tmz" -- >> finally an answer on why miley cyrus is acting the way miley cyrus is acting. >> probably around 40, around that time i heard that some people don't have sex anymore. >> was she joking? >> she looks at matt. how old do you think i am? she says 40. thank you, i'm 55. oh, then you're really not having sex then. >> dion sanders had really bad...
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employers have been passing on their added cost and then some as insurers like aetna pass on their cost. they say the affordable care act is compounding the problem. >> it will pass to the customers over a billion dollars worth of taxes and fees associated with the affordable care act that need to go into pricing. >> reporter: divided among aetna's 22 million members, that's not much but some say there are other added costs. children covered on parents' plans until they are 26 and protections for preexisting conditions. >> the analogy would be your house starts to burn. you call the insurance company immediately and say i would like household insurance. they say okay, sure. >> reporter: even employers say much of the increases are simply the result of rising health care costs and more people using health care. factors that at least for now have nothing to do with obama care. scott cohn, "nightly business report." >>> here to talk more about the changing landscape of health insurance is greg, assistant professor of management at northwestern university kellogg school of management and sp
employers have been passing on their added cost and then some as insurers like aetna pass on their cost. they say the affordable care act is compounding the problem. >> it will pass to the customers over a billion dollars worth of taxes and fees associated with the affordable care act that need to go into pricing. >> reporter: divided among aetna's 22 million members, that's not much but some say there are other added costs. children covered on parents' plans until they are 26 and...
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aetna. what's your healthy? >>> welcome. service is back up and runningua on metro's red line after a deadly construction accidenty over the weekend. this happened as crews were welding a portion of the rail. 41-year-old harold ingram, an employee of holland company was killed. three other workers were hurt. this morning an investigation team led by metro's chief safety officer is working to figure out what happened here. very sad news this weekend. >>> three people have now been charged in connection to the violent road rage incident in new york city.nt accused of triggering the incident is arraigned on saul charges. reginald chance is held on $75,000 bail. e was among the dozens of bikers who stopped an s.u.v. on the highway. h >> he sped off with his wife and daughter in the vehicle. some others chased the family down and beat leeanne. >> they have tips on how to sta safe on the roads. >> you have some, what we call old hints around for a long time and new generations coming up. and they ride the faster bikes and they lik
aetna. what's your healthy? >>> welcome. service is back up and runningua on metro's red line after a deadly construction accidenty over the weekend. this happened as crews were welding a portion of the rail. 41-year-old harold ingram, an employee of holland company was killed. three other workers were hurt. this morning an investigation team led by metro's chief safety officer is working to figure out what happened here. very sad news this weekend. >>> three people have now...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> 10 after 6:00. grab a jacket. down to the 40s and 50s this morning. 20, 25 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. a refreshing day. after the late bout of summer we're back to where we should be. more sun this morning. more clouds this afternoon. seasonal temperatures upper 60s to low 70s. back with a somewhat damp forecast in the seven disai. >>> un-- seven-day. >>> unfortunately i have bad news on the northbound side of i-95 here near route 17. although you see the left shoulder getting by, you see all the flares set up and all of this equipment on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that happened about 30 to 40 minutes ago. you've got delays beginning at route 3 in stafford northbound 95. again only the left shoulder getting by the crash just above route 17. i'll keep you posted on this situation. >>> 6:11 in the news. u.s. secretary is calling for a joint mission between the u.n. and an organization for the prohip big of chemical weapons to help eliminate syria's chemical weapons. he says it would ensure t
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> 10 after 6:00. grab a jacket. down to the 40s and 50s this morning. 20, 25 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. a refreshing day. after the late bout of summer we're back to where we should be. more sun this morning. more clouds this afternoon. seasonal temperatures upper 60s to low 70s. back with a somewhat damp forecast in the seven disai. >>> un-- seven-day. >>> unfortunately i have bad news on the northbound side of i-95...
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where as i understand it there are only three plans to choose from on that state's exchange, home of aetna, and number two, why some of the biggest companies in health care insurance like aetna, like unitedhealth, like cigna, seem to be tiptoeing in here timidly. why? >> right. that's exactly what they're afraid of. they're afraid that we're going to see a great divergence in the types of people signing up and that the underwriting risk associated with those pools could be difficult. so they've chosen to focus on the markets where they have very strong presence. a lot of leverage to drive price concessions with hospitals and doctors. and so you're seeing those companies which happen to be the ones we're recommending be much more selective as to where they're going and what exchanges they're participating on. so i think, again, that's sort of a cautious way to play this. >> all right. a.j., thank you very much for being with us. and helping us out there. a. jrchl a.j. rice is health care facilities analyst at ubs. >>> on wall street today, it wasn't much, but it was just enough to chalk up
where as i understand it there are only three plans to choose from on that state's exchange, home of aetna, and number two, why some of the biggest companies in health care insurance like aetna, like unitedhealth, like cigna, seem to be tiptoeing in here timidly. why? >> right. that's exactly what they're afraid of. they're afraid that we're going to see a great divergence in the types of people signing up and that the underwriting risk associated with those pools could be difficult. so...
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where as i understand it there are only three plans to choose from on that state's exchange home of aetna, and number two, why some of the biggest companies in health care insurance like aetna, like unitedhealth like cigna, seem to be tiptoeing in here timidly. why? >> right. that's exactly what they're afraid of. they're afraid that we're going to see a great divergence in the types of people signing up and that the underwriting risk associated with those pools could be difficult. so they've chosen to focus on the markets where they have very strong presence. a lot of leverage to drive price concessions with hospitals and doctors. and so you're seeing those companies which happen to be the ones we're recommending be much more selective as to where they're going and what exchanges they're participating on. so i think, again, that's sort of a cautious way to play this. >> all right. a.j., thank you very much for being with us. and helping us out there. a. jrchlts a.j. rice is health care facilities analyst at ubs. >>> on wall street today, it wasn't much but it was just enough to chalk up
where as i understand it there are only three plans to choose from on that state's exchange home of aetna, and number two, why some of the biggest companies in health care insurance like aetna, like unitedhealth like cigna, seem to be tiptoeing in here timidly. why? >> right. that's exactly what they're afraid of. they're afraid that we're going to see a great divergence in the types of people signing up and that the underwriting risk associated with those pools could be difficult. so...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? "clearly inappropriate" virginia's newspapers on revelations that... ken cuccinelli's office secretly helped an out-of-state... energy company that ripped off virginia landowners... but gave a hundred thousand to his campaign. a federal judge called it "shocking." the inspector general launched an investigation. and now cuccinelli has been questioned by... the fbi about the star scientific scandal. investigations, gifts, scandals ken cuccinelli's not for us. nextgen climate action committee sponsored this ad. and i sponsored this ad. candidate for attorney general, if you think ken cuccinelli would take virginia in the wrong direction, wait til you meet his attorney general candidate senator obenshain. like cuccinelli, obenshain believes politicians should dictate our most personal decisions they cosponsored a bill together to ban the birth control pill; and outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. cuccinelli and obenshain: together - a dangerously wrong turn for virginia >>
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? "clearly inappropriate" virginia's newspapers on revelations that... ken cuccinelli's office secretly helped an out-of-state... energy company that ripped off virginia landowners... but gave a hundred thousand to his campaign. a federal judge called it "shocking." the inspector general launched an investigation. and now cuccinelli has been questioned by... the fbi about the star scientific...
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aetna. what's your healthy? ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ try new fiber one cinnamon coffee cake. >>> we all know that getting k engaged and planning a weddingng is stressful, but one couple took inspiration of beyonce for the photos. ph >> i'm sorry. it.ve >> 30-year-old elizabeth and her fiancÉ, ira recreated the scenes scenes from the single musicsi video single. including their dog cooper, and >> i'm not sure about. >> cooper. >> it's like. >> i>> mean,.me >>> these are my parents, andts, this is what we do. >> anyway, they're little dog cooper, they strapped high heels on him, i can't see the wheels right there. but the two -- there you go, both of them have on the heels,e the two of them have been together nine years. too took some convincin
aetna. what's your healthy? ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ try new fiber one cinnamon coffee cake. >>> we all know that getting k engaged and planning a weddingng is stressful, but one couple took inspiration of beyonce...
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aetna went into 16 states only. and the reason that they're doing selectively is they don't know who is going to come in and buy. and so they want to protect their downside. that's reasonable. once a year or two in, once they see who is going into the exchanges, they're going to offer in more places. there are plenty of insurers in big places like los angeles that has a very large number of the uninsured. >> what about the providers? in california i'm not sure that's a representative example. what about -- >> california is important because it's the biggest state and it has the third largest number of uninsured. >> it is a state that was regulated the same way the federal government is now trying to regulate the entire country before this legislation. what about the providers? you yourself have written about the consolidation that is taking place. aren't you concerned that the providers aren't getting into this market aren't discounting to try to capture the exchange? they're not discounting off of medicare. they're
aetna went into 16 states only. and the reason that they're doing selectively is they don't know who is going to come in and buy. and so they want to protect their downside. that's reasonable. once a year or two in, once they see who is going into the exchanges, they're going to offer in more places. there are plenty of insurers in big places like los angeles that has a very large number of the uninsured. >> what about the providers? in california i'm not sure that's a representative...
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divide aetna's billion in costs by its 22 million members, comes out to $45 apiece. so we put this issue to our cnbc global cfo council. 25 chief financial officers representing some of the nation's biggest and most important companies. about half of them responded to our questions. 64% see health care costs per employee rising this year, but a plurality says less than 10% of the increase has anything to do with the affordable care act. indeed, rising premiums at work are nothing new. the kaiser family foundation says over the last ten years, your contribution for health care at work has gone up on average 89%, all of that long before obama care. >> it has been happening every year as you and i and anyone who has a corporate plan knows. you're paying higher deductible, more out of pocket, higher monthly bills. >> we don't know what it's going to be across corporate america. a lot of the experts are saying maybe 5% to 7% this year. if that's the case it's relatively in line with last year and actually lower than the average over the last decade. >> scott, thank you ve
divide aetna's billion in costs by its 22 million members, comes out to $45 apiece. so we put this issue to our cnbc global cfo council. 25 chief financial officers representing some of the nation's biggest and most important companies. about half of them responded to our questions. 64% see health care costs per employee rising this year, but a plurality says less than 10% of the increase has anything to do with the affordable care act. indeed, rising premiums at work are nothing new. the...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back, what if youco couldme simultaneously, look ata the profile pictures of more than 1 million facebook users. one online app is helping you tu do that. take a look. this is called the faces of facebook. it has scanned the private profile images of each member. it may look from television static, but the pictures are there. >> the picture that, is so funny. >> we have landed.laed >> yes, we have. >> we just searched the accounte of our executive producer and the white dots you see near ther top of the screen are the profile pics of all of his all friends. he just found that the representing fox 5 anchor, sheo, was facebook's 223,597,277 user7 to join. she was up there. each face has been added to the app in chronological order. each face receives a certain number. >> can you opt out on. >> no, they're just scanning juryour pictures. >> that is very cool. >> that is extraordinary. >> that is cool. >> really. >> i think it's cool. >> 1 billion users are on that one screen,
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back, what if youco couldme simultaneously, look ata the profile pictures of more than 1 million facebook users. one online app is helping you tu do that. take a look. this is called the faces of facebook. it has scanned the private profile images of each member. it may look from television static, but the pictures are there. >> the picture that, is so funny. >> we have...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> the government shut down will keep president obama from visiting asia next week. the trip already had been shortened with white house cancelling stops in malaysia and the philippines. now the president's plan to attend economic summits in indonesia called off. secretary of state john kerry will attend in his place. he is in asia arriving in bali after visiting japan yesterday to talk about defense initiatives. he is attending a day long meeting with the asia pacific economic cooperation. kerry plans to visit all of the countries where the president was scheduled to stop. >> we are getting an inside view of the republican strategy in the shut down thanks to comments caught on an open microphone. take a listen. >> i'm all wired up here. >> i go over and over again, we are willing to compromise and negotiate. i hope they tested and we won't negotiate. i think it's awful for them to say that over and over again. >> i do too. i came back from this two-hour meeting with them and that wa
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> the government shut down will keep president obama from visiting asia next week. the trip already had been shortened with white house cancelling stops in malaysia and the philippines. now the president's plan to attend economic summits in indonesia called off. secretary of state john kerry will attend in his place. he is in asia arriving in bali after visiting japan yesterday to talk about defense...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? . >> >> at the news 4 live desk, a pennsylvania appeals court said jer issy sandusky does not deserve a new trial after being convicted of sexually abusing young boys. they didn't have enough time not testifying on his own behalf and that the judge mishandled the jury instructions in the trial. a three-judge panel disagreed. the lawyer for the assistant coach does plan to seek a review. serving up to 60 years in prison. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. >> a reminder if you are one of the hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers, you cannot check your e-mail according to the "washington post." it's illegal to check your work e-mail during the government shut down thanks to the anti-deficiency act passed in 1884. if you check your work e-mail, you can get fired. several couples who dreamed of getting married at the national memorial this week need to make new plans. they closed the jefferson memorial. michael and his fiance were one of the couples planning to marry
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? . >> >> at the news 4 live desk, a pennsylvania appeals court said jer issy sandusky does not deserve a new trial after being convicted of sexually abusing young boys. they didn't have enough time not testifying on his own behalf and that the judge mishandled the jury instructions in the trial. a three-judge panel disagreed. the lawyer for the assistant coach does plan to seek a review. serving up to...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> that's what they were in w here for. our pet of the day. i think i called you -- the owners say they are inseparablea and they like to hide anything they can get ahold of, socks, t.v. remote, and cell phone.pho. >> maybe they have my keys. >> to send us the pet photos attitude myfoxdc.com. >>> plenty of sunshine, cool, 70 degrees, fall is back. >> thanks for watching.nk we're always on at myfoxdc.com. >>> shock revelation about chris brown. all the latest. here's wendy.
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> that's what they were in w here for. our pet of the day. i think i called you -- the owners say they are inseparablea and they like to hide anything they can get ahold of, socks, t.v. remote, and cell phone.pho. >> maybe they have my keys. >> to send us the pet photos attitude myfoxdc.com. >>> plenty of sunshine, cool, 70 degrees, fall is back. >> thanks for watching.nk...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? i'm a private businessman in virginia and to me the most important thing in a governor is to help create jobs. i trust terry mcauliffe to work with businesses to help us create the jobs that we need to move virginia's economy forward. and that's why i'm voting for terry mcauliffe. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. time is 6:23.lc collegtieme students i beware. there's a scam floating around on instagram.instag first wore resee worries over ws stalemate continue to spread.d. adam shapiro is live in new yorn with the business. good morning, adam. >> good morning, to you, wisdomm >>> let's start talking abouttal what we have been talking about, the government shutdown, and hod it's affecting the markets and we're starting to notice even more problems. pr >>> yeah, we are noticing more problems. you are right at the center of d.c. we saw the dow go down and close down, 300 negative points andpos i'm looking at futures at the fox business website.we it's not looking good. there's thi
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? i'm a private businessman in virginia and to me the most important thing in a governor is to help create jobs. i trust terry mcauliffe to work with businesses to help us create the jobs that we need to move virginia's economy forward. and that's why i'm voting for terry mcauliffe. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. time is 6:23.lc collegtieme students i beware. there's a scam floating around on...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." >>> some wild and frightening moments for those on capitol hill during the shootout. >> shomari stone spoke to two people under lockdown. he joins us live from capitol hill with their story. >> reporter: i'm at second street southeast and east capitol street southeast and a lot of folks out here are trying to come to grips on what happened. they were inside with meetings when all of a sudden, they find out about the lockdown. let me move out the way before i show you video. you are looking at east capitol street. there's yellow tape and a lot of folk
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe,...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a close call for a britishlr biker, police in the uk released the video, it shows the moment a bicyclists necessar narrowly ese injuries.juries police released the video to highlight the distracted riders and ignoring the barriers at train crossings. >> lucky lady. >> she could be dead.de >> lucky lady. >> a 911 dispatcher in arizona is accused of handling a call, l let's call it unprofessionally.r a man called after his car broke down in a desolate area and an burst into flames. am >> but you can hear the operator laughing during the initialinita response, take a listen. li >> what is your emergency? em >> my car just caught on fire and my girl is caught on fire. >> is your girlfriend still on fire.ire. >> no. >> no. >> okay. >> hum.>> >> is your vehicle still on fire. >> it's hilarious, huh? hu >> the caller ended up phoning back a if you minutes later jusr to make sure that the dispatchep took him seriously. se his girlfriend suffered seriouse burns but is recovering. the offic
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a close call for a britishlr biker, police in the uk released the video, it shows the moment a bicyclists necessar narrowly ese injuries.juries police released the video to highlight the distracted riders and ignoring the barriers at train crossings. >> lucky lady. >> she could be dead.de >> lucky lady. >> a 911 dispatcher in arizona is accused of handling a call, l let's call...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. we are hearing very different opinions of what americans think of the government shutdown. david traveled to culpepper, virginia, about 60 miles from washington. >> this is what you have to go through to get what you want. >> we'll be in montgomery county today when the president tells businesses what the budget battle means to them. >> megan mcgrath is already there. >> reporter: you can see the preparations in full swing behind me here. the president is using this construction business to drive his point home that the shutdown is not good for business, not good for the economy or the american worker. this construction company specializes in asphalt and road construction. it's a woman and minority-owned company that's paved thousands of miles of road in the area. it's the kind of business that the president says is being hurt by the shutdown and the impact on the economy. >> one thing that i know the american people are tired of and i have to assume the vast majorit
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. we are hearing very different opinions of what americans think of the government shutdown. david traveled to culpepper, virginia, about 60 miles from washington. >> this is what you have to go through to get what you want. >> we'll be in montgomery county today when the president tells businesses what the budget battle means to them. >> megan mcgrath is already there....
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aetna -- what's your healthy? "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives but ken cuccinelli sponsored a bill that could have made common forms of birth control illegal, including the pill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion into domestic, family and individual decision-making" why is ken cuccinelli interfering in our private lives? he's focused on his own agenda. not us. session. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> right now a suspected al qaeda operative captured in libya is being held aboard the warship san antonio. the libyan government calls it a kidnapping and secretary of state john kerry said he was a legal and appropriate target for the u.s. military. he also says he will get a fair trail. he was involved in the 1998 bombings of american embassies in tanzania and kenya. john kerry is also commending syrian president bashir
aetna -- what's your healthy? "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives but ken cuccinelli sponsored a bill that could have made common forms of birth control illegal, including the pill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion into domestic, family and individual decision-making" why is ken...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? when ouwe got a subaru.s born, it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> a fright fight is on in silver spring. that's where a montgomery county judge has issue add temporary restraining order to shut down a huge neighborhood halloween display at the home of real estate agent donna carr. opponents say parking and safety -- cite parking and safety issues because the event has drawn as many as 2,000 people in previous years. the injunction suit claims carr is really running a promotional event for her business. >> reporter: are you running a business here? >> i'm not running a business here. we don't charge admission. it's not about me trying to gain business with this event. it's abo
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? when ouwe got a subaru.s born, it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> a fright fight is on in...
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uy a 2013 aetna plan effective in december. this plan is identical to your current coverage and it would continue for the next 12 months. then you will need to buy a new affordable care act plan in 2015. if you choose this option, please take action by november 25 of 2013. now, here's your other option, as they point out, option number two. care 2014 aetna affordable act plan, affordable, and i emphasize that again, effective january 1, 2014. this plan meets all affordable care act requirements. if we hear from you or you don't take any action, we will automatically enroll you into the 2014 affordable care plan below. now, listen to this, mr. speaker. the current plan, the one that they're on, the 2013 plan, georgia managed choice open access value 2500, that's what the plan's called, if you go ahead -- and they said by november 25, 2013 -- if you resign up, re-up for that plan that you like and the president said if you like your plan, you can keep it -- remember that one -- your monthly premium will be $364. $364. now, your o
uy a 2013 aetna plan effective in december. this plan is identical to your current coverage and it would continue for the next 12 months. then you will need to buy a new affordable care act plan in 2015. if you choose this option, please take action by november 25 of 2013. now, here's your other option, as they point out, option number two. care 2014 aetna affordable act plan, affordable, and i emphasize that again, effective january 1, 2014. this plan meets all affordable care act...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? you woulda thoughtalked from the name of it, it was gonna be packed with sailors. so i immediately picked out the biggest guy in there. and i walked straight up to him. now he looks me square in the eye, and, i swear he says, "welcome to navy federal credit union." ha! whoa friendly alert! i got a great auto rate outta that guy. with rates slashed across the board, it's a great time to buy a car. 4 million members. 4 million stories. navy federal credit union. no! you don't even get football. [ male announcer ] when you've got 100% fiber optic fios, you get it. america's fastest, most reliable internet. it's the ultimate for downloading, streaming, and chatting. -- that guy all over the football field. thanks, joe. if the running backs don't start picking up the blitz, the quarterback is going to have a long night. is that your sister? look, are you trying to take my job? maybe. technology that lets you play with the big boys. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities th
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speaking specifically about, let's see, united health care, cigna and aetna. three big guys. may not want to play much, if at all, in obama care. what about the other example? there are private exchanges, non obama care private exchanges like walmart, giving their employees a certain amount of money and giving them a list of 20 companies or 20 plans on private exchanges. what's wrong with that? >> well, there's nothing wrong with that. that is sweeping through the market right now. that's going on in the large self-insuranced employer market. obama care has very, very little impact on employers with greater than 50 employees and certainly the big employers. there are some impacts which we don't need to get into right now, but they're generally able to do much, pretty much anything they want to in terms of offering a slate or calf teefetf benefits. many are moving to private exchanges where they give their employees more competition. they're working pretty well. the administration's been excellent of them. so they're a real option. more and more employers are thinking about th
speaking specifically about, let's see, united health care, cigna and aetna. three big guys. may not want to play much, if at all, in obama care. what about the other example? there are private exchanges, non obama care private exchanges like walmart, giving their employees a certain amount of money and giving them a list of 20 companies or 20 plans on private exchanges. what's wrong with that? >> well, there's nothing wrong with that. that is sweeping through the market right now. that's...
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. >> and the decision of the insurance companies like aetna has been to stick with what the task force says. dr. lonnie reese man is its chief medical officer. >> we've covered all the mandates already. they're based into our premiums and we're not expecting a significant increase in costs. >> but the real financial challenge will be to manage costs, and at the same time, satisfy customers as more services are mandatesed in coming years. >> any increases in costs will be covered in our premiums, but we will explain the basis for increasing premiums as a result of increasing medical costs. >> that could mean no out of pocket expenses for preventative services at the doctor's office. but higher insurance bills for consumers. and there's still another aspect of this story. whether there's the same oversight of the volunteer task force as there is of other government agencies. >> i have a problem with a government entity functioning as a regulatory agency, not being subject to any of the rules that govern good regulation writing or rule making. they're going to determine coverage not just
. >> and the decision of the insurance companies like aetna has been to stick with what the task force says. dr. lonnie reese man is its chief medical officer. >> we've covered all the mandates already. they're based into our premiums and we're not expecting a significant increase in costs. >> but the real financial challenge will be to manage costs, and at the same time, satisfy customers as more services are mandatesed in coming years. >> any increases in costs will be...
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aetna ceo knocking the law. hospitals lay off workers in part because of the law. on and on and on. so did obamacare come out this week as the big loser? hi, everybody. i'm david asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." in focus with mr. steve forbes.
aetna ceo knocking the law. hospitals lay off workers in part because of the law. on and on and on. so did obamacare come out this week as the big loser? hi, everybody. i'm david asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." in focus with mr. steve forbes.