Is this like some of the other state goverment health care plans that will get a massive amount of federal money to help implement it? It could be that we will all get stuck with part of this bill, and there will be outside support, it won’t look as expensive as it really is.
Just wondering...
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitol_alert/insider/archives/009658.html
Here is the breakdown:
• Employer fee in lieu of providing coverage: $1.6 billion
• Employers who provide coverage through the pool: $900 million
• Hospital tax: $2.3 billion
• Federal funds: $4.7 million
• tobacco tax $1.6 billion
• Redirected county money: $1 billion
• Individual premiums to pool: $2.1 billion
• Total: $14.2 billion