So all the indigents' healthcare and some of the lower middle class' healthcare is paid for by tax payers. And how does this differ from every other state again?
Help me out here, other than the slippery slope issue, and the no new taxes principle, is this a bad program? At first glance it just appears to lay an insurance policy on top of existing state spending cash flows, while reducing the risk and corruption associated with existing “free” ER/clinical visits and hospitalization.
We’re already unofficially supplying universal healthcare, and never going to stop. This look like it’s just formalizing and better structuring it, with a moderate expansion ($300 per worker).
The worst part for me is the forcing of everyone to have health insurance. They will use the law to eliminate the choices some people would prefer.