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