Arnie to terminate health care benefitsn (YEAH! NO MORE FREE LUNCH LOSERS!)

San Francisco Examiner ^ | 12/19/03 | Alison Soltau

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Arnie to terminate health care benefits

Young moms and concerned doctors on Thursday attacked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's mooted health cuts, saying they could devastate local services for low income, immigrant groups.

The activists accused Schwarzenegger of hypocrisy for running on a campaign of expanding health care coverage for children, then promptly announcing $2 billion in health cuts over two years to help compensate for revenue lost after he repealed the vehicle license fee.

The cuts would hack 10 percent from Medi-Cal and freeze enrollment for all children in the Healthy Families program with separate caps for citizen and undocumented children.

Healthy Families is a scheme providing insurance for 677,000 children from low-income families throughout the state, and the proposed cuts could leave 130,000 children on an insurance waiting list in the first year, according to figures obtained from the state Department of Finance.

Women without legal immigrant standing will lose access to prenatal care, long-term care and treatment for breast and cervical cancer, health groups at a Mission district press conference said. This group is most vulnerable to the cuts, said Gladys Sandlin, executive director of the Mission Health Center. Many illegal women are working multiple jobs to keep their heads above water, she said, and would be most hit by the cuts.

"I'm not asking for charity, Medi-Cal isn't charity," she said."It's a right."

Activists argue that barring low-income immigrants access to the programs won't save the state much cash and will end up costing California more when sick families are forced to resort to the hospital emergency room.

Young single mom Raquel Cardenas is stressed at the thought of her 11-month-old daughter Erely catching this season's virulent strain of flu because the San Francisco Health Plan they rely on may become a casualty of funding cuts.

"It would be devastating for us to have to find our own doctor because I only work part time and I couldn't afford $1,000 bills," she said. "If he cuts us, we'll only be spending more time in the [hospital] emergency room."

[af_vet_1981]

Healthy Families is a scheme ...

The Terminator

starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

[af_vet_1981]

And his swooning gaggle of adoring idjits cheer.

As opposed to the irresponsible and childish Democrat detractors ...

[pogo101]

Schwarzenfraud is a joke. He takes little baby steps on spending cuts while saddling the next generation with enormous bond debt. And his swooning gaggle of adoring idjits cheer.

Wow, what a brilliant comment. Got any more? Or did you have to towel off after working up that bon mot?

[HighWheeler]

"...there are hundreds of thousands of leeches like her WHO VOTE AND BREED."

I'm bettin' she can't do either one without a bag over her head.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Typical knee-jerker.

We'll praise Arnold when he does right and critique when he doesn't. Idol worshipping isn't attractive.

[luvbach1]

Some lament that if all those who voted for Arnie and McClintock (i.e., "the Republican vote"), had voted for McClintock, he wins in a walk. Fly in the ointment is that many who voted for Arnold would not have voted for McClintock. Therefore, likely outcome without Arnold on the ballot is Grey Dufus defeats recall.

[Birdlady]

It is INFURIATING that all these *ILLEGAL ALIENS* (not undocumented workers.........give it a break) demand *rights*.

They have BROKEN the LAW!!!!!!! Duh?

Send them HOME to Mexico; the country that has had the capability and resources to be a *WEALTHY* country, had they not been so corrupt.

We're tired of OUR tax $$$ being spent on lawbreakers....or what?

[onyx]

You're the joke. Arnold is governor! Your guy lost.

[hocndoc]

Healthcare is not a right.
If it's a right, how can we "ration" it? Rights can't be rationed, only infringed.
If healthcare is a right, who will provide it? Wouldn't this idea make slaves of all taxpayers and especially doctors, nurses, nurses aides, etc.

If healthcare is a right, is it that do you have the right not to be sick, or do you have the right to be well? What is 'wellness"?
Do you maintain your right to unlimited, unqualified healthcare in spite of bad habits that harm you?

[explodingspleen]

Therefore, likely outcome without Arnold on the ballot is Grey Dufus defeats recall.

The recall and election were two separate votes. It is very probably, in fact, that many people who voted *for* Arnold also voted *to keep* "Grey Dufus".

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

"Medi-Cal isn't charity", she said, "I'ts a right!

Uhhmm let me see......"WE the People,etc......in order to form a more perfect Union.....Secure the Blessings of liberty to ourselves,....(not to be confused with illegal alien entitlements) , etc......

Uhh ummm, Articles...... 1st ammedment, 2nd, etc.....etc....etc...., etc....

Nope! there is nothing in here about public subsidized Medical care!

[GeronL]

Illegals should not get health services, food stamps, welfare or anything else, especially not Social Security, they should get sent home.

[GeronL]

"I'm not asking for charity, Medi-Cal isn't charity," she said."It's a right."

These people are insane

[Reagan is King]

"I'm not asking for charity, Medi-Cal isn't charity," she said. "It's a right."

I'm gonna be sick.

[GeronL]

These "cuts" will infuriate the communists, socialsist, NannyState worshippers, and bed wetters

he's cutting the bedwetters program?? oh man! =o)

[hocndoc]

While it might make sense to cut non-medically-necessary benefits for employees (just as every employer must decide when faced with budget cuts), this article doesn't mention State employee benefits, only taxpayer subsidies for people who don't work for the State.

I wonder if there are plans to cut the State employee benefits?

[Magic Fingers]

"Arnold is McClintock-lite, a vain pretender, a poseur.

But the wimmin-folk love him"

Oh yeah...and he got elected.

[McGavin999]

This group is most vulnerable to the cuts, said Gladys Sandlin, executive director of the Mission Health Center. Many illegal women are working multiple jobs to keep their heads above water, she said, and would be most hit by the cuts.

"I'm not asking for charity, Medi-Cal isn't charity," she said."It's a right."

No Gladys, it's not a right, it IS a charity. As a matter of fact, if you really believe in this so much, why don't you make it an official charity. There are all kinds of rich liberals who live in California who would be more than happy to donate their excess dollars to your charity. We can start with a list of Hollyweird types who scream about tax cuts for the rich. Just tell them to donate that excess to your little charity and voila! You can take care of whoever you want.

[ladyinred]

low income, immigrant groups.

Illegal aliens! I am loving this guy!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hmmm, looks like Arnold keeps his word.