they said it was about the budget, but that was to justify doing stuff that had no fiscal impact. here is how else you know it wasn t about the budget. governor walker s emergency budget repair bill, that s what he called it, found the time in the midst of the emergency to overturn a wisconsin law that says insurance companies have to cover contraception. what is the fiscal impact of that? what does that do to wisconsin s state budget? nothing. he cuts all the money the state spends on family planning services, places that provide access to contraception, cancer screening, prostate screening. the state spends under $2 million annually on those services. but if they stop spending that money, they may put at risk $9 million that they get from the federal government to support that state service. it s easy math. it s not about the budget. in order for scott walker to wage that war on contraception and prostate cancer screening, he is willing to make wisconsin s budget deficit $7 million w
here is how else you know it wasn t about the budget. governor walker s emergency budget repair bill, that s what he called it, found the time in the midst of the emergency to overturn a wisconsin law that says insurance companies have to cover contraception. what is the fiscal impact of that? what does that do to wisconsin s state budget? nothing. he cuts all the money the state spends on family planning services, places that provide access to contraception, cancer screening, prostate screening. the state spends under $2 million annually on those services. but if they stop spending that money, they may put at risk $9 million that they get from the federal government to support that state service. it s easy math. it s not about the budget. in order for scott walker to wage that war on contraception and prostate cancer screening, he is willing to make wisconsin s budget deficit $7 million worse, not better, make it worse. it is not about the budget.
doing stuff that had no fiscal impact. here is how else you know it wasn t about the budget. governor walker s emergency budget repair bill, that s what he called it, found the time in the midst of the emergency to overturn a wisconsin law that says insurance companies have to cover contraception. what is the fiscal impact of that? what does that do to wisconsin s state budget? nothing. he cuts all the money the state spends on family planning services, places that provide access to contraception, cancer screening, prostate screening. the state spends under $2 million annually on those services. but if they stop spending that money, they may put at risk $9 million that they get from the federal government to support that state service. it s easy math. it s not about the budget. in order for scott walker to wage that war on contraception and prostate cancer screening, he is willing to make wisconsin s budget deficit $7 million worse, not better, make
topi topics. jamie: lets get to them. eric: topics about psa tests and prostate cancer screening and, they use the blood test and most men get them and, there are studies, how effective it can be. doctor, we rely on the psa tests. to make a diagnosis of prostate cancer requires more than a blood test. and the psa marker is a good marker, when the number is too high, it suggests cancer and the doctor has to examine you. i have no use for physicians and their patients, who depend on a blood test to make an examination. so you go to get a digital rectal exam and, you get the psa elevated and the doctor decides whether or not to do the biopsy. to make the diagnosis you must have a biopsy.
anything about this. you were born with your fing ears certain length. you can t do anything except follow the recommended guidelines about when to get screened for prostate cancer. you mention ad family history that means you ll do something differently than a man who doesn t have a family history. we have all the advice there on our website about prostate cancer screening and what every man needs to do. good information there of all those risk factors. throw one more in there. don t freak out just yet. just do what you re supposed to do. reporter: exactly. we appreciate you. good to see you as always. thanks so much. we re 11 minutes past the hour now. we ve seen a lot weather wise this week. the snowstorms in the northeast that crippled travel up there. we ve seen flooding, mudslides destroying neighborhoods as well. what s going on. oftentimes people see major weather situations and think can this be global warming? is it? we have a couple of experts coming up next. we ll t