could you reduce social security and ssi by promoving the dope pushers. >> in new york. go a head. >> yes, sir. and having to pay taxes on health benefits. my husband is not yet on medicare even working people having to pay taxes on the health benefits. is this part of the bill they are working on? i zont think this is fair to people. >> thank you for your call and all the people who have called in. on wednesday, the reagan statue was unveiled in the capitol. here is some of what the artist had to say as to how he chose the char acktur of the statue and nancy reagan's reaction. there's the personality and the memory of the man that he was. from all the snap shots you could think of in history, big in the expression. >> there's a lightness in his face. the hope was to try to get a little bit of personality in there. what was the former first lady's reaction? >> that was the highlight of my entire visit here was spending time with her last night and her reaction to the end result. it was possibly too emotional for me. can you share with us anything she said? >> just very s

kind of support, particularly with a job as well as health care, they would not have to be on ssi for the rest of their lives, fearful of going back to work because they'll lose healthcare and benefits. the message of wellness and prevention in which is so critical to the whole history of mhj -- mha what the public is looking for with reform is a hopeful sign. >> i would like to open it up for a few questions. we cannot do many, but a few. >> i just want to ask, how do you see the system controlling abuse? as soon as they say mental health is recovered all of the beautiful places will open it charging $75,000 for a weekend of drug treatment how can they monitor the system? >> it does seem to me we have seen the response to that emerge to some extent as coverage for these conditions have improved over the years. every time and every place we have seen a state act -- enact parity legislation we see insurers go to some approach of managed care and a smart approaches have a specialty focus within a mainstream plan or the organization of like dr. dozoretz runs and all organizations that ma

and these people who have a job as well as health-care, they wouldn't have to be on ssi, to be fearful of going back to work and losing the benefits, this message of wellness and prevention, which is so critical to the whole history of mha, this is something that is going to come into focus, that the public is looking for, is really a hopeful sign. >> i would like to open it up for a few questions. we can't do many but we can do a few. yes? >> how do you see the system controlling abuse? as soon as they say mental health is covered, the beautiful woodlands' opening up again. $75,000 a week of alcoholic drug treatments, how will they be able to monitor the system? >> it does seem to me, we have seen the response to that emerge to some extent, coverage for these conditions had improved over the years. every time and every place, we have seen legislation. what we are seeing, insurers go to some approach to managed care. the smart approach to managing care, with the mainstream plan or whether it is a specialty organization like dr. volk runs, they all encourage access to a little care at t