Thread: Impact of Obama's Healthcare Reform in California

Health reform in the United States and in California has been a subject of major debate recently. While some have cautiously accepted the new health care reform proposals, many have rejected it outright by saying it will increase the financial burden for tax payers. While nobody is questioning the need for reforms, it is the manner in which the matter is being proposed that is being debated. Before trying to understand the actual impact of Obama’s healthcare reforms in California, it is important to understand what exactly the President is proposing by way of these reforms. Continued @ California Politics

[quote name='politics' date='13 October 2009 - 12:16 PM' timestamp='1255457768' post='37248']

Health reform in the United States and in California has been a subject of major debate recently. While some have cautiously accepted the new health care reform proposals, many have rejected it outright by saying it will increase the financial burden for tax payers. While nobody is questioning the need for reforms, it is the manner in which the matter is being proposed that is being debated. Before trying to understand the actual impact of Obama’s healthcare reforms in California, it is important to understand what exactly the President is proposing by way of these reforms. Continued @ California Politics

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The article is a bit brief, and isn't very "detail" specific. I just wonder if this isn't another cost shift from the state level to the federal (tax) level. Is this (in effect) a "state bailout"?



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