Reply #58: Yep, yep and yep [View All]

[sandnsea]

Oregon was the first state to get waivers for health care and one of the first, if not the first, to get them for welfare programs. So if you really want to thank someone, thank Governor Kitzhaber. And Bill Clinton did not just come along and authorize all that money and all those changes to make this happen. Most of this authority came in the welfare reform act. More came later with SCHIP and other legislation. These programs just would not exist without Congress.

And our buy-in ranges from $6 - $26 per month. And we have a program that pays up to 95% of people's employer-provided insurance too. And prescription drug programs for seniors and a separate insurance pool for people who have pre-existing conditions. And education and work programs that also pays for cars, computers and anything else someone needs to get on their feet. There are 18 states with insurance coverage of children at or above 95%. Vermont is really not that unique.