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Offline Chris_

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Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« on: October 17, 2008, 07:59:14 AM »
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HONOLULU —  Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.

Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan.

"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program."

State officials said Thursday they will stop giving health coverage to the 2,000 children enrolled by Nov. 1, but private partner Hawaii Medical Service Association will pay to extend their coverage through the end of the year without government support.

"We're very disappointed in the state's decision, and it came as a complete surprise to us," said Jennifer Diesman, a spokeswoman for HMSA, the state's largest health care provider. "We believe the program is working, and given Hawaii's economic uncertainty, we don't think now is the time to cut all funding for this kind of program."

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Hmm, always seems to be the ones who make money off the gubmint programs that are the most upset.

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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 09:37:15 AM »
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081017/ap_on_re_us/child_health_hawaii

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Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.

Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan.

With Sherlockian deduciability we read:

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“People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free,” said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. “I don’t believe that was the intent of the program.”

orly?
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Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2008, 09:47:14 AM »
this is a dup, but no one could tell because virtually no one ever uses the original headline of the news article in their thread title. 

hint.  hint.  hint.  these forum guidelines are there for a reason, gang.

Edit: Fixing it so that your post shows up as the new headlines.  :tongue: - DJones520
« Last Edit: October 17, 2008, 09:55:19 AM by djones520 »
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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 07:43:39 PM »
FOLKS  THIS IS BIG BIG BIG !

This is exactly what has been predicted of BarryCare happening in real life.  And if you think its unique its not as MASS is in much the same boat only they are trying to tax more to keep it alive.

The only difference is that Hawaii can't just tax more to keep it going but Barry will.

China is only going to pick up the tab for our healthcare for so long.

Please please please keep this one alive, tell your talk radio guys (I heard this one driving home) your barber, your uncle Ned, anyone !

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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 07:49:53 PM »
Quote from: Jim on October 17, 2008, 07:43:39 PM
FOLKS  THIS IS BIG BIG BIG !

This is exactly what has been predicted of BarryCare happening in real life.  And if you think its unique its not as MASS is in much the same boat only they are trying to tax more to keep it alive.

The only difference is that Hawaii can't just tax more to keep it going but Barry will.

China is only going to pick up the tab for our healthcare for so long.

Please please please keep this one alive, tell your talk radio guys (I heard this one driving home) your barber, your uncle Ned, anyone !



I agree.  I would ask a mod to sticky this thread.  I would observe, however, that the dukakis attempt to nationalize healthcare would have served as an equally good example.

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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2008, 03:22:12 AM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on October 17, 2008, 07:49:53 PM
I agree.  I would ask a mod to sticky this thread.  I would observe, however, that the dukakis attempt to nationalize healthcare would have served as an equally good example.


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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2008, 08:27:44 PM »
I put this on a couple liberal boards just to  :fuelfire:
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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2008, 11:07:00 AM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on October 17, 2008, 07:49:53 PM
I agree.  I would ask a mod to sticky this thread.  I would observe, however, that the dukakis attempt to nationalize healthcare would have served as an equally good example.



I think this belongs more in the Ammunition forum, but it would do well to be stickied there.  I'm moving it on over.
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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 09:02:09 PM »
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"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program."

Uh, what exactly did you think was going to happen?  Why pay for something - even if you can afford it - when someone else is handing it out for free?  ****ING HELLO, NUMBNUTS!!!

Lord, what fools these liberals be!
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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2010, 06:14:54 PM »
How ironic!
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Re: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Mos.
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2010, 09:07:40 PM »
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Apparently other people's money doesn't go as far as it used to.  Who'd have thunk it?
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