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so, elisabeth leamy set out to see if the insurance companies are ready. >> reporter: insurance company phone lines were burning up today. >> experience a brief delay. >> reporter: as people tried to get information about their new health care options. we got on the phone, too. i heard that today i could add my 25-year-old child to the plan? that's your right, starting today. the cost at one health plan we reached, a rate hike from $130 a month to $182 a month. a 40% increase. as of today, new plans will have to provide preventive care like mammograms without charging a deductible or copay for them. is it really free, this preventive care or won't premiums be higher? >> yeah, i think in the short-term, we do understand that premiums will go up a bit, because we get some new protections and some new coverage. >> reporter: experts estimate premiums will go up as much as 3%. so, a family of four, paying $1,000 a month, would pay an extra $30. also starting today, insurers can't deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. but they can charge them more than they do healthy kids.
so, elisabeth leamy set out to see if the insurance companies are ready. >> reporter: insurance company phone lines were burning up today. >> experience a brief delay. >> reporter: as people tried to get information about their new health care options. we got on the phone, too. i heard that today i could add my 25-year-old child to the plan? that's your right, starting today. the cost at one health plan we reached, a rate hike from $130 a month to $182 a month. a 40% increase....
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elisabeth leamy brings us the interview and the story. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris waxler was part of the fda team that green-lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then, he says, he started hearing about devastating side effects. so, today, he asked his former employer to issue strong warnings about lasik. >> i think people don't understand, this is not like getting your nails done. this is not like getting a curl in your hair. >> reporter: in lasik, a thin flap of the outer cornea is lifted out of the way. then, a laser flattens the inner cornea. critics say that compromised core knee ka cornea can develop microscopic scar tissue that can cause vision problems. >> here's what i look like to somebody with normal vision. now here's the halo effect that many lasik patients see. star bursts, like this, are another common side effect. worst of all, some lasik patie
elisabeth leamy brings us the interview and the story. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris waxler was part of the fda team that green-lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then, he says, he started hearing about devastating side effects. so, today, he asked...
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elisabeth leamy has the story. >> reporter: plane tickets. hotel rooms. taxicabs. office supplies. building supplies. party supplies. all things your company could ask you to charge. but beware. if you use a corporate credit card, there's a chance you could be stuck with the bill. >> i was beside myself. >> reporter: charlie heigis used to work for a company that manufactured duck hunting decoys. when the company went under, charlie felt like he was the one being hunted over his $10,000 company credit card tab. >> there was absolutely no communication at all indicating that i would be liable for a credit card that i was using that belonged to a corporation that i worked for. >> reporter: but according to rpmg research, 35% of corporate cards have individual or joint liability arrangements where the employee is responsible for the debt. and believe it or not, large companies, including many fortune 500 firms, are the most likely to make their employees personally liable for their company card. >> this is just so destructive to individuals like myself who had no idea that this could
elisabeth leamy has the story. >> reporter: plane tickets. hotel rooms. taxicabs. office supplies. building supplies. party supplies. all things your company could ask you to charge. but beware. if you use a corporate credit card, there's a chance you could be stuck with the bill. >> i was beside myself. >> reporter: charlie heigis used to work for a company that manufactured duck hunting decoys. when the company went under, charlie felt like he was the one being hunted over...
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for "good morning america," elisabeth leamy, abc news. >> incredible, we were all saying, who knew it would affect your credit score? you can go to the website, the whole list there, how to fight back it if this happens to you. >>> it's 46 minutes past the hour. kanye's mea culpa, the rap star's new apology to stay floor swift. he's back again and we want to you weigh in "around the watercooler." =mw for constipation relief... nothing works etter than miralax. it's he one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clincally proven to relieve constipation ith no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's naural rhythm with miralax. i don'i heard thatd nearly 4 out 5 women aren't getting enough vitamin d. so i take one a day women's, a complete multivitamin with more vitamin d to support bone and breast health. [ female announcer ] one a day women's. ♪ [ sniffs ] morning. you got in pretty late last night. dad, i'm not sixteen anymore. still, it was late. well... you're not gonna have to worry about that anymore. yeah, why's that? ♪ todd's a lucky ma
for "good morning america," elisabeth leamy, abc news. >> incredible, we were all saying, who knew it would affect your credit score? you can go to the website, the whole list there, how to fight back it if this happens to you. >>> it's 46 minutes past the hour. kanye's mea culpa, the rap star's new apology to stay floor swift. he's back again and we want to you weigh in "around the watercooler." =mw for constipation relief... nothing works etter than miralax....
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. >> we've been talking with elisabeth leamy. she's been tirelessly tracking the web's rock-bottom deals from toys to travel. there's plenty of unbelievable sales this weekend. >> lots of sales. >>> and lots of movies out, right now. we have ben lyons over the labor day weekend. also, what you may have missed over the summer. >>> and sunny anderson has a labor day menu to please every one of your guests. she's a big hit when she cooks for us. >> she made this menu for the vice president, his wife, jill, and some of the veterans. >>> of course, hurricane earl, moving up the east coast. let's go to sam champion on virginia beach with the weather. sam. >> good morning, george and elizabeth. elizabeth, i saw you doing a fashion segment. the kid put up the hood. we had ours up, too. we got punched with a heavy rain and wind blast from earl. even though this storm is pulling away from the atlantic coast, it's still got powerful bands that are sweeping onshore. so, it's nothing we can give the all-clear to yet. wind is still whipping th
. >> we've been talking with elisabeth leamy. she's been tirelessly tracking the web's rock-bottom deals from toys to travel. there's plenty of unbelievable sales this weekend. >> lots of sales. >>> and lots of movies out, right now. we have ben lyons over the labor day weekend. also, what you may have missed over the summer. >>> and sunny anderson has a labor day menu to please every one of your guests. she's a big hit when she cooks for us. >> she made this...
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elisabeth leamy explains why. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris wexler was part of the fda team that green lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then he says he started hearing about devastating side effects. so he asked his former employer to issue strong warnings about lasik. >> i think people don't understand, this is not like getting your nails done. this is not like getting a curl in your hair. >> reporter: in lasik a thin flap of the outer cornea is lifted out of the way. a laser flattens the inner cornea. critics say that compromised cornea can develop microscopic scar tissue and cause eye vision problems. here's what i look like to somebody with normal vision. here's the halo effect that many lasik patients see. starbursts like this are another common side effect. worst of all, some lasik patients actually experience blurred vision. according to we
elisabeth leamy explains why. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris wexler was part of the fda team that green lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then he says he started hearing about devastating side effects. so he asked his former employer to issue strong...
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elisabeth leamy goes undercover to show you how to protect yourself. good morning america, i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm elizabeth vargas. robin roberts is on assignment. those scanners go by so fast sometimes. >>> also, we're going to have a sneak peek at oprah's final season. after 25 years, has she saved her biggest and best until last? and what will her departure mean for her fans in the future in daytime television? >> oprah says she wants to be present and in the moment for all of them. >> you've got the inside scoop, right? >> yeah. >> exactly. >>> first, we're going to begin this morning with two parents trying desperately to bring their 15-year-old daughter back from brazil. the teenager ran away with a boyfriend who she met online a year ago. first, sharon alpsyn alfonsi has more on the story. >> reporter: samantha hernandez said she's not coming back to the u.s. the 15-year-old spoke to us last night. >> i plan to stay here for the rest of my life. i'm not going back. if i do i'm going back in a body bag. i'm not leaving here. >> rep
elisabeth leamy goes undercover to show you how to protect yourself. good morning america, i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm elizabeth vargas. robin roberts is on assignment. those scanners go by so fast sometimes. >>> also, we're going to have a sneak peek at oprah's final season. after 25 years, has she saved her biggest and best until last? and what will her departure mean for her fans in the future in daytime television? >> oprah says she wants to be present and in...