Chuck Todd to White House: Why Wasn’t ‘Catastrophic’ Option Mentioned Yesterday?

Todd Can I ask ░░░░░░░░ sort of a process ░░░░░░░░ Yesterday afternoon a bunch ░░░░░░░░ senior Administration officials at ░░░░░░░░ White House gathered reporters ░░░░░░░░ give an update and ░░░░░░░░ people about what was ░░░░░░░░ on with the law ░░░░░░░░ somehow this change was ░░░░░░░░ included in the briefing ░░░░░░░░ guys waited until late ░░░░░░░░ night Why not if ░░░░░░░░ were going to have ░░░░░░░░ health care briefing on ░░░░░░░░ implementation of the law ░░░░░░░░ leave this frankly big ░░░░░░░░ out of that briefing ░░░░░░░░ just seemed odd SIMAS ░░░░░░░░ Chuck nothing odd about ░░░░░░░░ It was an extensive ░░░░░░░░ Went over a myriad ░░░░░░░░ subjects about transitions Talking ░░░░░░░░ all of the outreach ░░░░░░░░ we re doing to ░░░░░░░░ individuals both in December ░░░░░░░░ about January We talked ░░░░░░░░ enrollment and we talked ░░░░░░░░ what we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ But you didn t ░░░░░░░░ about a new catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ that was going to ░░░░░░░░ made available to people ░░░░░░░░ And so there Chuck ░░░░░░░░ you know the exemption ░░░░░░░░ built into the law ░░░░░░░░ built into the law ░░░░░░░░ s always been a ░░░░░░░░ exemption People are now ░░░░░░░░ that there is this ░░░░░░░░ option that came out ░░░░░░░░ HHS as a result ░░░░░░░░ a letter from the ░░░░░░░░ States senators who asked ░░░░░░░░ a clarification That clarification ░░░░░░░░ given and we move ░░░░░░░░ from this point.”