what they plan changes do is a line copiagues -- align copays. when we go into the next open enrollment for obey at calendar plan year stanek -- starting in january it is not anticipated there will be no planned changes at that time. also, i i would like to -- i would like to inform you, a law was passed, as b 946 which requires that you -- it was called the autism act. all the compliance is required as july 1, 2012. all three plans, the cost impact is an additional set of services and it was determined by blue shield and our analysis for the city planner where i do the calculations that there was no need to increase the previously determined premiums. kaiser, who has the largest concentration of children, added an approximate value of $922,000 to these -- to their costs so that was slightly increased costs. this was to be determined by was determined by the end of the renewal cycle for this shortened plan year. after all this was done, we were at the $17 million savings that i shared with you. it was decided to -- blue shield as a part of the no

. >> birth control will be covered for no copiague. >> -- no co-pay. >> cpac sees this as a winning issue. >> this motivates the catholic conservative base. >> santorum is gaining after his triple and on tuesdays as it is not about contraception. >> it's about freedom of religion, government control of your lives, and it has to stop. >> romney came to cpac. >> i will reverse every single obama regulation that threatens and a satellite in this country. >> government rules on birth control should not be a political issue, says obama. it is not yet clear which politician this may help or hurt. live from washington, steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you, donna and stand. >> the u.s. conference of bishops is withholding but they're calling this moved a good first step to address a religious freedom conserves. when asked about the obama administration's the regulations on birth control, he said he was concerned. the biggest issue, he felt, was that there were forcing catholic institutions into it? they considered immoral. >> the attention has gotten out. we had calls from protestant ch

these have a high copiague. they want to make them free. what they mean by free is there will not be a co pay any more. it will be loaded into your standard premium, and the standard premium of everyone else in the country that did not want this to spread the cost. all of us are being requisitioned in order to meet their goal to get american women to use the more -- lasting and effective contraceptives, better also come up by the way, the most dangerous for women. so, this is the situation we are facing there is a broader agenda for all of this, and it is not to reflect reality. it is to change reality, and get american women doing more of what they think they need. >> i agree that there is an agenda to push into certain practices of american culture. there are certain practices that are viewed as the right way. the costing is a red herring. the idea that the federal government is already subsidizing the distribution of contraception in a very abundant way, the idea that there is a gigantic barrier to those getting contraceptives if they wa

there was a very small copiague, $5 to $6 -- copay, $5 to $6 per month. was looking at the polls, he was losing women. this is very difficult for president obama. it is a conscious issue. she can try and tell us that many women would no longer have the ability to have contraception if republicans had their way. that is an absolute lie. thank you host:, sharon -- host: thank you, sharon. celinda lake? guest: yes, birth control as the contras issue -- birth control is a conscious issued. it should be made out by individuals. there are many, many non- catholics who work for catholic institutions, including catholic hospitals, etc. and 92% of catholics use birth control. the point of the matter is this is a conscious effort, but it should not be your employer's conscience or your insurance's conscience that decides whether or not you are covered. preventive care is covered with no copiague. it is basic coverage. -- with no copay. birth control and contraception are major, basic preventive coverage. i think it is about time it was acknowledge. host: this headl

charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care, free of charge, without copiague, without hassle. the result will be that religious organizations will not have to pay for the services, and no religious institution will have to provide the services directly. let me repeat -- these employers will not have to pay for or provide contraceptive services. but women who work at these institutions will have access to free contraceptive services, just like other women, and it will no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars per year that could go towards paying the rent or buying groceries. i have been confident from the start that we could work out a sensible approach. just as i promised. i understand some folks in washington may want to treat this as another political wedge issue, but it should not be. i certainly never saw it that way. this is an issue where people of goodwill on both sides of the debate have been sorting through complicated questions to find a solution that works for everyone. with today's announcement, we have done that. religious liberty will be protect

or charity, would be required to reach out and offer contraceptive care, free of charge, without copiaguer hassle. host: the president on friday, announcing his change or adjustment in a position on preventative care for catholic institutions as they provide it for their employees. this headline, "archbishop dolan, blasting the obama bitter pill." "we remain fully committed to the strong defense of our religious beliefs." the headline, "the attack on birth control compromise being used as a double cross." -- viewed as a double cross." it is also available online. there is a related story in "national journal," as well. we are asking about the issue of political flip flops. are they good or bad. michael, good morning. caller: i am sitting back here, looking at this program, trying to be objective. what i am seeing are a lot of articles written by reporters against republicans. it started out with nixon, then that romney, that was basically the threat. i am not seeing a balance where you are seeing reporters talking about president obama and his flip flops. host: if you read the piece from

for younger people who are coming into the military, there needs to be some adjustment on copiague, adjustable, and so forth -- you tell them up front. we may well have to do that. but you did not change the rules after somebody has signed up, given a 20 years, and served the country. host: if you host: if you do that and tell them those premiums will be more expensive, how many years out do you finally see those savings? is it enough time? guest: you see fewer savings if it is in the future rather than cutting things right now. that is true. on the other hand, you have to consider what the consequences are. what does that do to the ability to recruit and retain the top quality folks that we need? there are domino effect when you start fooling with pay and benefits in the military. host: we are talking about the future of the defense budget. the president is expected to release the request on monday. we want to get your thoughts and comments about the future of the pentagon budget. from pittsburgh, go ahead. caller: i am a ron paul supporter. i would like to know when the ship came from being