CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2017: on Health Care

John Hickenlooper: Stabilize private markets & deal with high-cost pools

HICKENLOOPER: I think it's more a political problem. And what Gov. Kasich and I have been talking about, is, how do we stabilize the private markets? How do we deal with these high-cost pools? There's some basic remedial steps that can improve our health care without having to throw everything out the window.

Q: One of the ways usually that you build a bipartisan agreement is, both sides give up a little. In Washington both sides don't want to give up much of anything.

Gov. John KASICH (D-OH): Yes. Democrats are going to have to say, "let the market work, give people more choice, bring down the cost of health insurance." And Republicans are going to have to admit that there's a group of people out there who are going to need help.

John Kasich: To Dems: let market work; to GOP: help people who need it

GOV. JOHN HICKENLOOPER (D-CO): What Governor Kasich and I have been talking about, is, how do we stabilize the private markets? How do we deal with these high-cost pools?

Q: One of the ways usually that you build a bipartisan agreement is, both sides give up a little.

KASICH: Some in the Democratic Party that think the whole system needs to be changed at once. And there are some in the Republican Party that say, "let the market work to drive down health care costs." But we're going to have to make a serious, significant commitment to those people who are left behind. And so I think Democrats are going to have to get to the point where they say, "let the market work, give people more choice, bring down the cost of health insurance." And Republicans are going to have to admit that there's going to be a group of people out there who are going to need help.

Cory Booker: Repealing ObamaCare with no replacement just hurts Americans

BOOKER: The effort to repeal ObamaCare right now without a plan to replace it, this shouldn't be about politics. This is about real people in America who will be hurt immediately. The American Medical Association, which was against ObamaCare, says, "Don't repeal this without having a replacement plan." You have doctors' associations, nurses' associations, hospital associations all screaming, even some Republicans, "You're going to repeal this law & plunge many Americans into health crisis?" This is akin to shoving someone off a cliff and as they're falling down saying, "Don't worry. We're going to figure this out before you get to the bottom." And so my plan is very simple: Put up your plan. Show the American people. Donald Trump says, "we're going to have health care and it's going to be terrific". Well, show me what that is.