California, The Governator and Health Insurance.

[OrangeEmpire]

So... let us open a dialogue up about National Health Insurance. As always, California is the incubator, the cutting edge. They may still have brown outs in California, but by gum, the governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger will make it requisite that all children are REQUIRED to have insurance.

source: the EVIL NY Times
CALIFORNIA PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE WOULD COVER ALL

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday proposed extending health care coverage to all of California's 36 million residents as part of a sweeping package of changes to the state's huge, troubled health care system.

A total of 6.5 million people, one-fifth of the state's population, do not have health insurance, far more than in any other state. At least one million of the uninsured are illegal immigrants, state officials say.

Under Mr. Schwarzenegger's plan, which requires the approval of the Legislature, California would become the fourth and by far the largest state to attempt near universal health coverage for its citizens. The other three states are Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.

First, they are going to cover illegals?

They will drown in them…

Second, who pays for all this?

Third, publicly funded healthcare (Medicare and Medicaid) are totally and complexly out of control cost wise…thing like this will only make things worse.

The only real option is for the state to provide a pool of last resort plan for those not insured or in transition, and that every employer offer a high deductible low cost health plan, and make health savings plans tax free.

 

[volinbham]

The last option may work. The others are a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

California will bankrupt itself on this. Personally, I'm ready to cede the whole state back to Mexico.