Rauner: Illinois 'won't do very well' under Republican health insurance plan.

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'Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday said he's worried Illinois "won't do very well" if the proposed U.S. House Republican Obamacare replacement plan becomes law.

The governor's comments were his first since congressional Republicans unveiled their changes Monday. The plan would cut federal funding to Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor and disabled paid for with state and federal dollars.

In Illinois, about 3 million, or 1 of every 4, residents are on Medicaid, including about 650,000 people insured under Medicaid expansion. The state is getting an estimated $14.1 billion in federal money this year to support traditional Medicaid and Medicaid expansion.

The House GOP plan would switch state reimbursement from a federal match to a limited amount of money, blowing a big hole in a state budget that's already severely out of whack amid a record impasse in Springfield.'>>>

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-trump-healthcare-plan-met-20170307-story.html

[Warpy]

1. How inadequate.

A Democrat would call it like it is: a disaster for everybody but the top 5% or so.

[guillaumeb]

2. Rauner is a 1%, anti-worker phony who has failed to present a balanced budget

for 3 years. He also supports Trump.

[Freethinker65]

3. Bruce says as he continues to try to bust unions

Thus taking away more health insurance, job security, and income from Illinois citizens.

[davsand]

4. Rauner owns nursing homes.

His profit stream in his nursing homes is threatened if the medicaid funds are cut. Medicare only covers a total of 90 days of nursing home care. After that is exhausted it becomes a self pay thing and then it falls to medicaid to pay.

NOTHING he does is unrelated to his personal finances.

If he actually gave a crap he'd be working with Madigan (who also is disinterested in this idea, btw) to go with a form of medicare for every Illinois citizen. Savings due to lower administrative costs could be substantial. Look at the California model that is being discussed if you want to see an idea of the feasibility.


Laura