Posted on 01/28/2008 12:15:49 PM PST by reaganaut1
[On] Monday, [] a Senate health committee is expected to vote against Mr. Schwarzenegger’s widely promoted and potentially legacy-defining bill on universal health care. A “no” vote would effectively kill the bill, which would also need voter approval to become law.
The bill, which would offer coverage to millions of uninsured Californians, passed the State Assembly in December but began to stall in the Senate last week after the state’s legislative analyst raised questions about its financing and two prominent Democrats announced they would vote against it.
Chief among many Democrats’ concerns was the proposal of a so-called individual mandate, a stipulation requiring every Californian to pay for and maintain a minimum level of health insurance, though some residents would be exempt because of low income or financial hardship. A new board would negotiate rates with insurance companies, while employers would be required to spend a minimum amount on health care, though contributions would be capped.
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Since his re-election in 2006, Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, has managed to work closely with the Democratic majorities in both houses in large part by distancing himself from his own party, announcing himself during his second inaugural as a centrist devoted to “the party of California.”
But that strategy has seemingly backfired on health care, experts on health policy say, as Republicans lined up against the bill early, and Democrats began tossing out their own competing health care ideas.
“How would it be a winning strategy to ignore your party and in effect compete with ideas from your opposing party, and think you’re going to end up on top?” said Helen Ann Halpin, the director of the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. “I’m not a rocket scientist, but this is a nonstarter.”
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Woo hoo!! Vote it down!! Just say no to HillaryCare, RomneyCare, ArnieCare socialism!!
I’m just glad Schwarzenegger isn’t running for President (mostly because he can’t), but leave no doubt, if he did he would be sold as a conservative and someone we had to vote for so we wouldn’t get Hillary.
Does that ring any bells, regarding those we’re being asked to support this year already?
It should.
Would it be fair to say that the Health Kare plan is “Sick”?
I should hope that romney support has nothing to do with his romneycare but more to do with the fact he’s just better than the others now that fred is gone
Out of my hands now; I voted for Fred.
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