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Panel: It makes sense to extend health coverage to undocumented immigrants
Sacramento Business Journal (CA) ^ | April 23, 2014 | by Kathy Robertson

Posted on 04/24/2014 12:08:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

State officials say 3.3 million more Californians have insurance today thanks to the Affordable Care Act. But another 3 to 4 million still lack coverage.

A big chunk of those without coverage are undocumented immigrants ineligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Estimates goes a high as 1 million.

Senate Bill 1005 by Democratic state Sen. Ricardo Lara from Bell Gardens seeks to fix the problem. The bill would allow all Californians access to affordable health care coverage, regardless of immigration status. SB 1005 would create a mirror marketplace that would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase coverage similar to that offered by Covered California, the state health benefit exchange.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: amnesty; border; obamacare; rinocare

1 posted on 04/24/2014 12:08:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Undocumented workers will be expected to document their income for the purposes of getting healthcare subsidy? Uhhh? Yeah, that’ll work!


2 posted on 04/24/2014 12:11:33 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What alternative universe are these nimrods living in?? Why would an illegal go to the trouble of buying health insurance when they can just show up at the local ER and get treated on the taxpayer’s dime?


3 posted on 04/24/2014 12:15:09 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

Insure the world! (spew)


4 posted on 04/24/2014 12:16:53 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (God is not dead!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another good commercial for the GOP to somehow not run./sarc


5 posted on 04/24/2014 12:20:21 PM PDT by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest threat to our nation.)
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To: Vigilanteman

It has nothing to do with whether such a system would work, would bankrupt the state or cause huge tax increases...It is about securing the hispanic vote for democrats...demographics my friend.


6 posted on 04/24/2014 12:20:32 PM PDT by Tulane
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To: Tallguy

More and more I ask myself why do I work so hard to give away at least a 1/3 of my income to these morons. Maybe eveyone just needs to stop paying until they get the idea...


7 posted on 04/24/2014 12:21:36 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They will, of course, be expected to vote Democrat just as soon as they’re naturalized.


8 posted on 04/24/2014 12:23:47 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Let's see. These illegals have always had the opportunity to buy health insurance in the private market. Why didn't they do so? Would these illegals be eligible for reduced rates or medicaid?

This is stupid.

CC

9 posted on 04/24/2014 12:27:48 PM PDT by Captain Compassion
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To: jsanders2001

Just remember: 2X the number of taxpayers are depending on YOU for their freebies!


10 posted on 04/24/2014 12:37:36 PM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, it just makes sense to give anyone who wants to come to America any and every benefit the remaining 50% of working Americans toil for. It just makes sense. We are all one happy world family - right!

Idiots!!!


11 posted on 04/24/2014 12:43:52 PM PDT by ZULU (STOP JEB BUSH!!!! NO MORE BUSHES!! US OUT OF THE UN AND UN OUT OF US!!)
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“More and more I ask myself why do I work so hard to give away at least a 1/3 of my income to these morons. Maybe eveyone just needs to stop paying until they get the idea...”

If we had a good way to take our finances “off grid” that might be possible. But the IRS can seize bank accounts any time they want. Don’t pay, they take it all.


12 posted on 04/24/2014 12:45:13 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

(rewritten for clarity)

State officials say 3.3 million more Californians have insurance today thanks to the Affordable Care Act. But another 3 to 4 million still lack coverage. A big chunk of those without coverage are MEXICAN CITIZENS ineligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Estimates goes a high as 1 million.


13 posted on 04/24/2014 1:03:13 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Leftists in the UK did the same thing and now illegals are attracted to it due to all the “free” stuff the govt hands out.


14 posted on 04/24/2014 1:10:34 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It makes sense to round up all of the illegal immigrant lawbreakers and ship them all back home.


15 posted on 04/24/2014 1:35:58 PM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I won a Kenyan Lottery according to an email received from a Nigerian prince; He holds a MILLION DOLLARS and he wants to send it to me FREE! And all I have to do is give him all my bank account numbers so he can transfer the money! And then I got ANOTHER email; It too is from a KENYAN prince, and he wants to give me FREE healthcare for life! And all I have to do is give him all my bank account numbers, MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER and MY CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION so he can make it happen! Am I lucky, or WHAT?
16 posted on 04/24/2014 1:45:26 PM PDT by sunny48
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For those still under the delusion (Read GOPe idiots) that we can give illegals a green card and withhold all other benefits of citizenship.


17 posted on 04/24/2014 3:04:38 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Tallguy

> “More and more I ask myself why do I work so hard to give away at least a 1/3 of my income to these morons. Maybe eveyone just needs to stop paying until they get the idea...”

If we had a good way to take our finances “off grid” that might be possible. But the IRS can seize bank accounts any time they want. Don’t pay, they take it all.

But their plan won’t work so well if there’s nothing in our bank accounts to take because 0’bummer’s done such a good job of robbing us already...


18 posted on 04/24/2014 3:55:22 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Captain Compassion; Tulane

Post #6 has it pegged exactly. Nothing matters but the vote pandering.


19 posted on 04/24/2014 7:17:10 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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