State of the State
Adam Groves has info on Bredesen’s state of the state and a round up from local media:
Another large intiative (sic) unveiled last night was a proposed plan to provide free health insurance to the state’s children. Bredesen said that thanks to the state’s success last year in bringing TennCare costs under control – which he said came with a great deal of pain – the state is now able to move on and begin constructing a “health care system for Tennessee that is fair to everyone, that is sustainable, and that offers help to all Tennesseans who need it and not just some.” All, of course, starting with approximately 150,000 children who are uninsured. Bredesen asked the state legislature to approve the plan quickly, saying federal matching dollars may help pay for it.
So, the plan is to get TennCare back into a financial crisis?
February 8th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
I’m sure there are more than 150k children in Tenn.
So this proposal is for everyone *else* in Tenn. to pay for the healthcare of these 150k kids?
That doesn’t seem fair.
February 8th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Fair or not, that’s how our society works in many ways. Everyone *else* pays for your kids’ schools, and for your roads, etc.
February 8th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
What a bonehead. Expect insurance companies to decline coverage to children who’re otherwise eligible for Tenncare.
February 9th, 2006 at 11:07 am
regarding Marc’s comment: I was mulling that over – if the state begins providing insurance for all kids, then the employers would probably drop dependants from their coverage.
Which would probably bankrupt TennCare again…