and that does not include fifty six thousand german commuters who live just over the border but heather johnson switzerland. but they are important because there is a critical shortage of skilled workers and switzerland the alpine nation is also deeply involved in trade with eu members. sixty percent of swiss exports go to eu nations. and the majority of all imports are also sourced from other european countries bilateral agreements ensure that switzerland can trade freely with eu nations. but they include guarantees that the citizens can move easily over the border which this quiz will no longer allow what can the common theme of switzerland cannot take bronze in the eighties in total market without meeting the requirements set out to within one country can be about to pick and choose which complements it wants to fulfill it and this could lead to a crisis between the eu in switzerland switzerland is located in the center of europe. this weekend's toll increases the chances that it is drifting off to the margins now this isn't the only big topic discussed in brussels eu foreign ministers were

heather? >> the first piece of correspondence on director carla johnson mentioned earlier is related to correspondence that was sent from the san francisco para transit coordinating council about item of private transportation companies which do not provide wheelchair accessible vehicles therefore impacting the transportation options for wheelchair users. the second piece of correspondence was a notice of board of vacancy through connored house ink a private non-profit corporation on its non-board of directors. the third piece of correspondence a member from the public about their concern about family court. you'll i will distribute those packets. >> thank you. item no. 13. councilmember comments and announcements. do we have any? mr. zarda? >> thank you, cochair supanich. i just want to give a heads up about events coming up in march. march 29th, a saturday, the independent living center in san francisco with the san francisco blind will host a regional power summit which will be an opportunity for community partners and members of the public to come together for a 1 day summit with other community m

heather howard is with us. she's the program director of the state reform assistance network that's a program funded by the robert wood johnson foundation and it's dedicated to providing technical assistance to states under the affordable care act. she's also a public affair lecturer at princeton university and a faculty affiliate for health and well-being. heather previously served as the commissioner of the new jersey department of health and senior services and worked before that in the u.s. senate, the house of representatives, the domestic policy council and the trust division at the u.s. department. we're also privileged to have audrey hane. chief officer for the ymca in washington, d.c. governor steve bashir appointed her to the kentucky cabinet. the erved as director of office for women's initiative and outreach. also with us we're happy to say is christine ferguson. she's the director of rhode island health benefits exchange. preeveyoutsly spent close to -- previously she spent close to eight years as the commissioner for massachusetts department of public health as the director of the rhode island island department

heather. and of course i'm very pleased to be here. thanks to the robert wood johnson foundation for hosting the event this morning. so i know folks have heard a lot about kentucky. which we're really pleased about. as you all know, our governor is really pleased about it. so this is sort of a little bit short version of our story. in kentucky, there were 640,000 uninsured in a state that's just over 4 million. we have about 300 -- it's actually the exact number is 308,000 that we expected to qualify for medicaid under the new eligibility rules when we expanded medicaid. and about 290,000 we anticipated to qualify for premium assistance through the exchange. the way it happened in kentucky is the governor signed an executive order which created the exchange and its administrative structure. it is organized in my cabinet, the cabinet for health and family services. i want to mention this just a little bit. we find that this is -- has been part of what we call the secret sauce, i suppose. in my cabinet, you have the department for medicaid services. you have the departme

heather. and of course i'm very pleased to be here. thanks to the robert wood johnsonich we're really pleased about. as you all know, our governor is really pleased about it. so this is sort of a little bit short version of our story. in kentucky, there were 640,000 uninsured in a state that's just over 4 million. we have about 300 -- it's actually the exact number is 308,000 that we expected to qualify for medicaid under the new eligibility rules when we expanded medicaid. and about 290,000 we anticipated to qualify for premium assistance through the exchange. the way it happened in kentucky is the governor signed an executive order which created the exchange and its administrative structure. it is organized in my cabinet, the cabinet for health and family services. i want to mention this just a little bit. we find that this is -- has been part of what we call the secret sauce, i suppose. in my cabinet, you have the department for medicaid services. you have the department for community based services which has been doing all the eligibility for medicaid and also prov

heather howard from the state health reform assistance network. thanks to all of you for joining us today. we'll look forward to seeing you at our next reporters roundtable. >> on the next washington journal, ron johnson will discuss republican's plan for the house on immigration. the program, a discussion about no nuclear weapons and materials are secured. we will be joined by william director. former beginning live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow, treasury secretary jack lew will be at the bipartisan policy center in washington dc, where he's expected: congress to raise the debt ceiling. secretary loop recently -- lew letter to lawmakers, and we will have that live on c-span to guide you can share your comments during the event on twitter by using #cspanchat. the center for the national interest is hosting the event, we will have it live at 12:30 a.m. eastern -- 12:30 p.m. eastern, on c-span two. someone who grew in the office. human badly burned by the -- cuban bay of pigs experience. can listen to the experts, the cia, the joint chiefs of staff, gaul inent to see the france. said you should surround yourself with the smartest people, listen to them, and hear what they have to say, but that t

heather howard is with us. she's the program director of the state health reform programce network, the funded by the robert wood johnson foundation. it is dedicated to providing technical assistance to states to maximize coverage expansion under the affordable care act. she is also a public affairs lecture at the woodrow wilson school at princeton university and a faculty affiliate for the center for health and well-being. heather previously served as the commissioner of the new jersey department of health and senior services and worked before that in the u.s. senate, house of representatives, the domestic policy council at the white house, and the health care task force at the antitrust division at the u.s. to justice department. delighted to have with us audrey haynes, the secretary of the kentucky cabinet for health and family services. she previously served as the senior vice president and chief government affairs officer for the ymca in you -- in washington, d.c.. her office oversees the kentucky exchange. she served during the clinton administration for women's initiatives and outreach. also with us, we are happy

johnson, jr. >> in for brian today. yes, welcome back steve. we love you. >> thank you very much. >>> heatherr the hour. we begin with a fox news alert. severe turbulence on a united airlines flight sent a baby flying right out of a parents' arms. the baby is okay this morning. but three crew members and two passengers were sent to the hospital. they were tossed around the cabin like toys. the captain declared a medical emergency during the flight from denver, colorado, to billings, montana. one passenger thrown so hard that she cracked the panel over her head. we'll keep you posted. >>> two highway patrol officers trying to save lives lose their own. 34-year-old brian law and 22-year-old juan gonzalez were rushing to an accident near fresno, california. they were told it was in the northbound lane u about it was on the road they were driving on. their cop car flipped after it swerved to avoid a victim who was in the road. >> they were classmates together. they attended 27 weeks of training at the academy together. they worked graveyard partner and best of friends, from my understanding. >> t