host: what is the relationship between kaiser permanente and kaiser health? guest: there really is none. we are a program of the family foundation. host: the next call from florida. caller: this is my first call and i am a little nervous. i am a construction worker. i own my own business. i have catastrophic health-care coverage. i go to the doctor once a year to get checked out. i pay for all of it myself. that is how i have decided to live my life. the question i have is will it change now? will i be forced to buy health care coverage? i am a male. i probably will never get ovarian cancer. will i have to buy that type of coverage that i do not need or do not want? host: a couple of questions. how old are you and how much you pay for your catastrophic? 36 caller: 36 years old and about 230. i have employees. five of them. host: to you offer them catastrophic health insurance? caller: i do not. i pay them well enough. i feel that if they wanted, they can go out and get it themselves. stay on the line in case she has any questions. guest: what is your deductib

you are on with julie appleby from kaiser health news. caller: how are you? good. c-span, this is a great show today. you need to have more people on like this. i don't want to be cut off, because this is very important. let me ask you a question. i don't have insurance on my job. my wife works for a large medical firm, they have like 600 physicians there. she can't afford their insurance. we also have our own business, a small business. so, we don't have insurance within that. my point is that, does this affect how her company would price her policy for her at her job since it was so expensive to most of the employees there? also, with our business, we have 12 employees. would we be able to afford coverage if we decide to buy a policy? host: julie appleby, do you have any questions from what he said? guest: do you know if your wife's insurance plan, how much of a percentage of income? you don't have to answer that on the air. but under the law -- an excellent this will not take effect until 2014 -- she made a bold -- may be able to buy insurance on the exchange bu

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> taking a look at tonight's top stories, a nuclear summit will create traffic problems tomorrow morning. this is around the convention center. the mount vernon metro station will be closed. people might be asked to show identification to get around. >>> a man is being searched for respected of killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. the victims were found inside an apartment. the suspect is the little girl's father. people who live nearby are afraid the suspect may still be in the area. >>> at the president of: was killed when his plane crashed in russia. he and his wife and other officials died in that crash. hundreds of people gathered to honor them. on a lighter note -- >>> it seems april has been good to us so far. >> it really warmed up very, very nicely. temperatures were well into the 90's. a first stop is wtop radio. 76 degrees was the high. currently, 68 with no rain to speak of. currently 56 degrees at our last stop after a high of 79 and in low of 40 in wald

kaiser permanente.a sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> the 2010 masters is turning out to be quite a tournament, starts at the top of the leader board, great play. speaking of great play, here is one from tiger woods. tough shot on three. the ball past eyes, right ito the cup. he made a run to close with a birdie putt 15, moving to eight under par. ifive bogeys in the round. on 18, beautiful approach. watch this come down, come down, and stopped just a few feet from the hole. he taps in the bird, finishes the day at eight under par. the hottest player on the golf course, phil mickelson, the eagle on 13 moves him to nine under. but he was not done. the suite approach on 14. that drops. right at the cup. back-to-back eagles, only the third time that has been done in the history of the masters. he was 11 under par. lee west would -- westwood finishes at 12 under par. >> i was playing hard today. i'm just trying to get myself back in the tournament because i

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> israel celebrating its independence day. 62ped anniversary of the founding of the jewish state according to the hebrew calendar. the president and prime minister hosted ceremonies for soldiers and veterans. >>> iran's nuclear ambitions certainly a threat to israel but a new report by the department of defense finds that iran could develop a missle capable of reaching the united states and fox's brian bozwell explains that's not the only thing causing concern. >> reporter: a new unclassified defense department report indicates iran may be able to build and test a missle capable of reaching the u.s. by 2015. iran's long-range missle technology is under close scrutiny as the white house push for a new round of sanctions surrounding iran's nuclear sanctions. iran said its for peaceful purposes. >> iran routinely puts out -- makes pronouncements and statements about a whole host of their programs that may or may not actually meet the facts of what they're capable of doing. >> r

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> i'm lindsay murphy of the many people were impressed with tiger's performance yesterday at the masters when he shot a 4 under 68. today the feelings were similar for all but tiger who was even more impressed with today's outing. he said he putted better today in tougher conditions. here's a look at the masters leader board after round two. lee westwood leads the way at 9 under but he's in some trouble on number 18. behind him in second place poulter. we have highlights coming your way tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >>> the n.f.l. draft is just 13 days away. there's still that big question of who are the redskins looking at. an offensive lineman? a corner back? they have given no hint abouts their game plan but with donovan mcnabb in the burgundy and gold, you have to think the qb isn't their priority. all right, chris cooley, he doesn't want to talk to us right now. we'll go to the nationals. they played their third game against the phillys last night and they got a win. matt

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> hello. i am the daredevil of the big apple circus. if you think your commute is bed, check this out. good morning, washington. >>> and welcome back. d.c. is preparing to mark the 40th anniversary of earth day. sting and john legend are said to be there. it will be a series of events to mark the holiday. there are plans to open a large swath of the east coast and other areas to offshore drilling. >>> 6:40. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's begin with the weather. it is shaping up to be gorgeous. >> between the easter egg roll at the white house and the nationals opening day, there will be a few more clouds around. weill call it partly cloudy. upper 70's. dry skies. a live shot over the city. you can see some of the clouds. it was 61 after midnight before temperatures started to drop. a pretty good stretch coming up. hot tomorrow. temperatures will be in the mid '80s. thunder berber's on thursday it will pull us down. temperatures back in the 60's this weekend. -- thunder boomers on thursday. >> we have notice

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> and now, to the developing story of the catholic church abuse scandal. >> at the vatican is publicly ordering catholic officials to report allegations of sexual abuse to proper authorities. we have the report. >> the po needs to step down. >> on a rainy day, this alleged sexual abuse victim described how in now convicted and defrocked priest sexually abused her when she was 7 years old. >> it always started with a sitting on his lap. >> she reacted to news that the cardinal and signed a document that may have protected her abuser. >> he was more concerned about safety of the church then about the children of the church. >> today the vatican posted on its own website updated rules about how sexual abuse allegations should be handled. "civil law concerning reporting a crime to the appropriate authorities should always be followed. " >> and the pope follows a zero tolerance of line. >> with a letter of apology to victims and a promise to meet with them, the pope held -- oppose

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> gas prices are creeping up as we move into e summer. >> one district in -- one station in the district some say is going overboard. >> we watched reggie phillips his pickup truck at the watergate exxon and had to ask him after he was done, did you see how much it cost? >> actually, i didn't. $4 per gallon. my goodness. >>-at this station is about the most expensive, just under $4 per gallon for super, compared with the national average of $2.84 per gallon. a chevron station across the street, the gas is sixty cents per gallon cheaper. the manager of the station would not talk on camera but told me gas prices here are set by exxon. they have no control over them. >> it is very expensive, exorbitant. >> aaa says any station charging $4 per gallon for gas sends a dangerous signal. >> gasoline prices can kill any prospect of recovery. >> some sa the prices are high here because of the price of real-estate and the hike in the d.c. gas tax. speaking of high prices, as we were st

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> welcome back.tside this morning. temperatures not bad to start off this workweek after a long and lovely easter weekend. wawptd it -- wasn't it nice. >> it was great. >>> our big stories, a blockbuster deal that we're following. donovan mcnabb will be wearing the burgundy and gold next season. >>> a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked mexico's baja california peninsula. two people died in the quake. those are the two big stories we are following today. we did have a lovely weekend though. the long weekend for a lot of folks. >> temperatures primarily in the 70s for everybody, upper 70s, couple of 80s here and there. very nice conditions. we'll see more of the same today. main difference with today is i think we'll see more clouds today around. it will not be a mostly cloudy day but there will be some clouds out there. there are some out there now. we are getting off to a mild start. most of you are in the 50s this morning as far as your temperature goes. 56degrees in the district. 51 in baltimore. dull

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kaiser permanente.> many people in foreign service aspiring to becoming a ambassador to represent their country in a foreign land. >> it was their goal and they have reached the goal and in a history-making way. laura evans has their story. >> reporter: the state department considers them a tandem couple, mary and jim are married and each dedicated to their careers in the foreign service. together, their jobs have taken them to the philippines, bangladesh, germany and russia and jim recently spent 10 months in iraq, serving as principle advisor to ambassador paul bremmer. throughout their 28 years married, they have not only travelled the world but raised three children while balanceing their impressive careers and now, they have reached success at the highest levels. >> this is the first time a husband and wife were sworn in together and the first time we had our hearings together. >> reporter: they were recently confirmed as ambassadors. he to bulgaria, she to syria and they're in their new homes. >>

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris.ing to continue on that great note. because what better way to start a monday than with fresh made donuts. and that's what we're doing this morning as we're live at the fractured prune. if you've been to ocean city, you're probably familiar with it. and they have franchised out and we're at the one in the rockville town center. and this morning we're going to find out all about this sweet business and talk about that unusual name. where did that come from? we're going to talk about how they go about making their donuts and the special glazes and the flavors and this is a special donut shop. one of the great things about the fractures prune is you can create your own donut. and we'll talk about that. and since there is this hockey game going on that people are probably excited about. guess what flavor we're going to make today? we're going to do a rock the red donut. what do you think about that? gurvir. >> sounds great. as long as you have a cup of coffee to dunk the donut in. we'll ch

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> welcome back. it's 6:57 right now.kly movie reviews with kevin mccarty but because of the breaking news from west virginia this morning, we can't do that. and he does gave date night a 3.5 out of 5. he said it's not too long and funny. and for runaways, he also gave it a 3.5 out of 5 and it stars kristin stewart and fanning. he said it delivers a fascinating story with outstanding performance and he said it has adult themes including sex, drugs and alcohol and just be cautious if your children are wanting to see this movie. that will do it for the 6:00 hour and we'll say good morning to allison and steve. >> thank you so much. >>> and rescue crews come close to answers for the families of the missing west virginia miners. but this morning more problems. we'll take you there live. >>> and the man at the center of the terrorism scare gets off scott free because of diplomatic immunity. an expert will break down the rights they have and why they have such rights. >>> and the g-45 summit and that means tightened security an

in fact, i was looking at a survey the other day by the kaiser family foundation, employer survey, and 43% of covered workers, those who have insurance, have a cap of $2 million or more. those will be gone. there will be restrictions on its annual dollar limits. some insurance plans -- we will only spend x and not a year on chemotherapy or this or that. the hhs secretary is going to draw up a list of what are the essential benefits that have to be in a package and then say where those annual limits can be said. so there is a lot of work for the secretary. a lot of these will happen with a lot of these will happen with guest: will determine what is in the essential benefits package and what restrictions can be placed on the annual dollar benefit. host: let's take it from there. we will take some phone calls. gary from democrat, you are on with julie appleby. caller: good morning. c-span, this is a great show today. you need to have more people like this on so we can understand the bill. this is very important. let me ask you a question. i do

washington journal," a conversation on the implementation of the health care bill with julie appleby of kaiser health news. after that, rayola dougher on the offshore drilling announcement by the obama administration this week. then an update on the economy including the latest jobs numbers with greg robb of "market watch." "washington journal" every day at 7:00 a.m.. later in the day, president obama travels to north carolina to deliver a message on the economy. live coverage begins in charlotte at 11:30 a.m. eastern. >> now president obama in portland, maine talking about the new health care law. he is introduced by karen mills, a native of the state of maine. this is 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the administrator of the u.s. small business administration, karen mills. [applause] >> i'm karen mills. i live in brunswick. can we hear it for brunswick? but i work in washington. i'm the head of the small business administration. [applause] now this is a special day for me. because a year ago today, it was my first day on the job. [applause] one year. and there is no place

you go out to western maryland, kaiser to frostburg, freeze watch is in affect. in the upper 20s to low 30s by tomorrow morning and maybe upgraded later this afternoon depending on what the winds end up doing. the lighter the winds the colder it will be because the air will radiate the heat better. sunny windy and cool. westerly winds at 15 to 20 and we are talking gusts up to 30 miles an hour and sun is setting a couple of minutes before 8:00. there's yesterday's storm producing snow up across new england right now. here comes storm number two. this will slide south of us. we have clouds and they have quickly come back. that's why partly cloudy to mostly cloudy should settle down for this afternoon. staying dry unless you are going south of i-64. frederick is 61. in the 50sin the shenandoah valley from hagerstown to west winchester. the warm spot is fredericksburg, 68 degrees. and the winds are gusty. 26 national. 22 andrews. 24 gaithersburg. almost 30-mile an hour gusts from winchester and that's the case. a breezy afternoon. 63, mostly cloudy. sustained winds

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> fox 5 morning news. the stories that we're working op. washington, d.c. gas tax. 10-cent tax in the district. it may be a good idea. what could be done with the extra money? >>> these are the three words that you never want to hear -- runaway saw blades. a seen caught on camera. an industrial size saw blade breaks loose and takes off. where did it end up. >> hopefully, no one was hurt. >>> you know, i'm very, very excited about the -- guest that we have this morning. that

. >> blue cross blue shield, kaiser permanente, and you humana are part of that.er health security to millions of americans, says kathleen sebelius. americans, says kathleen sebelius. >> why am matt evans from the reptile discover center. this is a giant tortoise. we hope your day is moving at a faster pace than mine is. good morning, washington. >> nasa has released stunning new pictures of the sun. look at dees'. there were taken by news satellite designed to predict if disruptive solar storms. scientists are already learning new things, thanks to the images. they did not elaborate. unbelievable photographs. >> this was shot 500,000 miles across. that's unbelievable. >> it has a demonstrable effect on climate studies as well as how we are able to communicate electronically. adam caskey is up next. >> i know little bit about that stuff. especially comedy or borealis -- aurora borealis. every 11 years you are able to see the northern lights. i remember seeing that in virginia. let's get to the weather. let's talk about the local weather. i wanted first to say hell

back with therapist stacy kaiser and also a.j.of "showbiz tonight" coming your way weekdays at 5:00 p.m., and 11:00 pacific and eastern. what is the latest? >> well, not a lot has changed. he is still in the icu and they don't know where the bleeding is coming from, and what is nice to see in this situation is that his camp is very, very vocal and active in making sure that the fans and the media know exactly what is going on. they were releasing a lot of statements and posting things on bret's facebook page and on the website. the latest that they are telling us and everybody, and very appreciative of all of the good energy sent bret's way and saying in the statement, they thank all fans and friends for the continued thoughts and prayers, and bret remains in icu in critical condition, and we are hoping that further tests locate the spot of the bleeding. it is interesting that he did write on the blog before he was hospitalized that he was not feeling 100% and the blood sugar levels were not right and that he was being more active

a kaiser poll came out today and showed 55% of the people are confused about what is in the bill.hite house needs to rectify that before november for the good of the senators and the members of congress and that's going to be stephanie cutter's mission. >> that is an admission that so far it has not worked, that all the salesmanship with all of these speeches that the president himself has given has not persuaded the people, the public that it was a good thing. >> you know, i think if you talked to white house officials candidly and privately, andrea, they acknowledge their long-term messaging not just on health care but broadly about the administration has not been where they want it to be, that they've succeeded in winning kind of day-to-day battles be you have lost kind of the overall message, which is fascinating because that's the exact opposite of the 2008 campaign where john mccain won some days but barack obama clearly won the sort of overarching message war. >> i think this is just the beginning of some staff changes we may see seeing at the white house. thank you very mu

look at world war i, we are jihad germany, you know, although they had kaiser certainly had its right back. you had democracies fighting each other, so just go with that. i absolutely agree to that patriarch is part of the problem. i don't know exactly how far the literature goes in judaism. are jews familiar with the book of judith for any catholic apocrypha? it's an example i was used. judith, a nice jewish girl, she's basically good-looking men young and happily married and subfolders doctor and she goes down to the secluded place two days and they spot her beijing, peeking under, kind of voyeuristic and then they come back and telling lies about her because she rejects them, doesn't want any part of these alders. so they lie about her being unfaithful, et cetera. she's ultimately revealed to be innocent, et cetera. the point of the story of judith and assist you in every religion, when old men make the rules, young women suffer. which is why i firmly believe that religion is so healthy and our societies now because women do have a voice. they have to be heard, they have to be hear

>> let's bring in stacy kaiser our psychotherapist. situation and start off with the mindset of the adopttive parents and there should not be any escape, because it is your child, right, and you stick with them? >> i am with you 100% and they treated the child like a car they wanted the take back, but what happened is that they reached a point of desperation and helplessness and like some parents go to harm their kids, these people tried to give their kid back. >> okay. let's bring in robert kirsch on this. what kind of options did this mom have? okay. sounds like a tough situation, maybe there were some issues there, and who do you go to for help? as martin savage said, a phone call to a psychologist over the phone, i would not think that is enough. what options did they have? >> what option would they have had if the child was born to her biologically. >> right. >> that is the question. it doesn't matter that it is an adopted child. >> robert, the press conference is under way. hang tight with us, because we want to get your insights

germany had a kaiser certainly had its reichstag project democracies fighting each other.so just go with that. i absolutely agree with you that patriarchy is part of the problem. i don't know exactly how far the literature goes in judaism. are you for my with the book of judith? is an example i always use. judas, nice jewish girl, she's basically good looking and young and happily married. and some elders spot her and she goes down to the secluded place to bathe. and a spotter baiting, picking at her, kind of voyeuristic. and they come back and tell lies about her because she rejects him. she doesn't want them. she's old and it revealed to be innocent, et cetera. the point of the story of judith, and this is true in every religion, when old men make the rules, young women suffer. which is why i firmly believe that religion is so healthy in our societies now, because women do have a voice. they have to be heard. they have to be heard. in so much of the greater middle east, women don't have a voice. unless it is heard screaming from a beating. so as far as being a pessimist

the kaiser family found indication said 7.5 hours a day is the amount teenagers are spending a day with technology. too much is up to your household. think carefully about what is being inhib bitted, sleep, homework time. on average kids who spend the most hours have a "c" average, a lot less than what parents should be expecting from their kids. for them the tips are, number one, to make a downstairs charging station. a lot of kids have their phone by their night stand. all night they hear that buzzing going on. taking the phone and putting it downstairs. number two, there is no reason for a kid to have unlimited texting on their plan. i know that it can be more cost effective for parents but it's sending them the wrong message. to have them pay for it or have a limit on that is really important to teach them boundaries. >> and third one, this one is one even i have difficulty with. this is a lesson some of us grown-ups can take. you're talking about electronic free time around electronic free zones. >> yes. you know, in my house hold, the dining room was an electronic free zone. we ha

there was a recent report from the kaiser family foundation that said the average child 8 to 18 spends 7 1/2 hours a day in of a blinking screens. they are not spending them with their teachers. it's with the blinking screens. there's a lot of competition for children and aside from the problem of poverty, there's just this immense problem we have a very anti-intellectual culture that it should be want, want, want, buy, buy, buy. and not of them sizing sitting and studying reading a book and focusing on their studies. that would be a good thing. but it's all of these things. if we don't recognize that educational achievement is composed of all of those, we'll just continue along the same path we've been on. >> host: well, thank you very much. i could talk for another hour and another hour after that. but our time's up. so thank you. >> guest: thank you. it's been great talking to you. >> host: you too. >> next, authors mark halperin and john heilman on their group "game change" a look at the 2008 presidential election. this hour-long event also examines the effect of the book on politi

of californiaians each year and facilities throughout my district like the memorial hospital and kaiserital, skills occupational therapy practitioners help my constituents achieve functional independence every day. i ask you to join me as supporting april as occupational therapy month and applaud the therapists and assistants throughout the country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> revise and extend my remarks. >> last week, the centers for medicare and medicaid services released a memo on the effects of the new health care law. they found the costs will increase and access to care will be threatened. this legislation is implemented over the next 10 years. according to the independent report, providers for whom medicare constitutes a substantive portion of their business could tind it difficult to remain profitable and absent legislative intervention might end their participation in the program, possibly jeopardizing access to care for beneficiaries. the new law will force many doctors to stop seeing medicare patients, leav

one of the things you mention that i found a really telling in this chapter was when you call kaiserpermanente and spoke to a representative about teachers coming in. just a little bit about that. >> guest: well, as i was interviewing teachers i kept hearing this complaint that there was a lot of illnesses come a lot of stress, people felt that, you know, they had to be this way and not that way and when the supervisors came in and the facilitators and group leaders came and they were watching the teachers and writing them up all the time, constantly demanding conformity, conformity, come for many. there were many complaints about minimal stress. and i checked with a major health provider for the community i would have it verified and i didn't backtrack down the person with the data he said yes and he, there were hundreds of teachers calling with mental stress issues during that period. and when the new superintendent came and all the complaints that because the new superintendent was a respected educator who had a long record of understanding how teachers work, the necessity of trus

all kinds of recent events on health care and a link to the kaiser family health foundation's analysis it. go to our website, c-span.org/health care. .no carrierringconnect 2400 >> how has unemployment affected your community? >> it has been printed bad here. our school just got budget cuts last year. they have been cutting things off for us and we have been having limited funding. it is pretty bad. my mother works in an hotel. they are laying people off everyday. i just got this is really big. >> in your documentary, you talk about different job industries. what job industry did you notice had job creation? >> construction. did i heard that they had been laying off a lot of people. the auto industry, i heard they are cutting a lot of pot plants and cutting jobs. on a brighter note, medical care, they have been adding jobs. >> unemployment, has it affected anybody you know personally? >> yes, it has. my aunt was laid off just last summer for a while. i saw how big of a struggle it was for her because she has a family and another family member had hours reduced. he has a family to supp

host: julie appleby of kaiser health news. the health-care bill has been passed and signed. when does it take effect? guest: a very good question. parts of it take effect this year. the majority of it, the big things people heard about, are probably a little further out, 2014 -- the federal subsidies to help you buy coverage, the exchanges where you will go to buy coverage, the in -- requirement insurers not -- people who have pre consisting conditions. host: pre-existing does not take effect until then? guest: there is one area where it does, that is children under 19 with a pre-existing medical condition. remember, there was a bit of a flap about that last week. does the law say you can't reject children under 19 or you just can't exclude coverage of their condition? there was some back and forth and the law was not real clear, according to a lot of the policy wonks. but at the end of the day, the health and human services secretary has written to the insurer's and said we want you to coverage kids under -- kids under 19, with pre-existing conditions, you can reject it and