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To: Alighieri who wrote (541233)	1/6/2010 9:09:31 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1575517

everyone will game the system, esp. liberals

To: Alighieri who wrote (541233)	1/6/2010 9:38:24 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575517

>> You are assuming too much on that one. I'm not assuming anything. What are you talking about? >> In any case, I suppose I shouldn't put it past you to game a system designed to help people. I've got news for you. When it comes to their money, everyone, including you, will "game the system". That's the rather obvious problem with this legislation which hasn't been thought out. >> What government plan? This one. Too many people "gaming" the system. Hawaii Ends Universal Child Health Care 7 Months After Start Saturday , October 18, 2008 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." … Hawaii lawmakers approved the health plan in 2007 as a way to ensure every child can get basic medical help. The Keiki (child) Care program aimed to cover every child from birth to 18 years old who didn’t already have health insurance.. State health officials argued that most of the children enrolled in the universal child care program previously had private health insurance, indicating that it was helping those who didn’t need it. The Republican governor signed Keiki Care into law in 2007, but it and many other government services are facing cuts as the state deals with a projected $900 million general fund shortfall by 2011… Families with children currently enrolled in the universal system are being encouraged to seek more comprehensive Medicaid coverage, which may be available to children in a family of four earning up to $73,000 annually. These children also could sign up for the HMSA Children’s Plan, which costs about $55 a month…