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dr. david shern on a new law that takes effect today. later in the fellow for education reform talks but the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" is taking your calls live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> saturday on america and the courts, an interview with william sutter. he talks but his job and how the court chooses the cases they deliberate. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest this weekend on of an " in-depth." she is the author of four different books. she takes your calls, e-mails, and tweets. it is sunday and 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> last month, vladimir putin hold his annual question and answers to this -- session with russian citizens. to the entire event lasted for hours. latimer prudent answered more than 80 question submitted by audience members and telephone calls. he answered several questions on russian economy and whether he will run for president again in 2012. here is the last hour of the event. it begins with a question on his personal relationship with dmit

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dr. david shern, we understand pretty significant federal laws taking affect this week.uest: we have been working many years to get this bill passed. there's a wide range of problems. 8% any given year. a dicks are also very common with alcohol abuse and addiction being among the most common it's a wide range of widely diagnoseable and treatable conditions. exactly, what does this new law do >> treatment administrations. whatever standards are used to determine medical identity and treatments. >> for an individual who thinks they have a problem, what does this mean for them? >> it means that they will have to pay no more and will experience no greater than if they were going for a medical treatment. prior to that, they had a 50% co-pay. many plans now have a 10% co-pay. so you would have to pay $10. the topic is mental health par owe di. we are talking about a new law taking effect. you mention 12 years of pursuing this. joot original law was championed it's interesting that we have republican lines and democrat lines. this is true. paul wilston was among the most libera

dr. david shern, and we understand that a significant federal law is taking effect this week in the areamental health, tell us what is happening. guest: we have been working for years, to get this bill passed. and what this act does is it ends the historical pattern of discrimination of mental health in terms of health coverage. host: when we talk about mental health, what are we talking about? guest: there is a wide range, the most common is depression. it affects 15-18% of people throughout the course of their lifetime. additions are common with alcohol abuse addiction is the most common. and there are anxiety disorders and severe illness and schizophrenia and it's a wide range of diagnosable and treatable conditions. host: what does this new law do? guest: it eliminates discrimination, so what standards are used to determine medical necessity and that has not been the case. host: for an individual, what does this mean for them if they pursue a doctor? guest: it means they will not pay more or have discrimination on their treatment for a general medical condition. it equalizes that. an