Diverging Paths
By Hanh Kim Quach
Health Access California
What I found interesting/sad about the census report released yesterday is this: While incomes are nudging upwards, the number of people with insurance is falling.
It seems counterintuitive -- that as more people broke into the ranks of middle-income earners, they'd be guaranteed coverage. But in fact, that is what we are fighting now. It's not just low-income who are being left behind, it's the middle-income as well.
Which is why it makes no sense to me that President Bush is trying to deny children in middle-income families ($42,000 for a family of four) coverage.
Which is why it makes no sense to me that Gov. Schwarzenegger's solution is to get middle income famillies ($52,000 for a family of four) to buy coverage that would put 24% of such a family's income on the hook should someone break their arm, or be diagnosed with cancer.
And which is why it makes no sense to me that some lawmakers are saying nothing can be done to help these people this year.
August 29, 2007 at 05:05 PM | Permalink | Blog Reactions
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