Obamacare: What It Will Cost My State (interview, health care, independent)
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"We think from 2014 to 2019 what's been passed is going to cost the state about a billion-one, which some future Governor, not me, is going to have to deal with." Phil Bredesen -Tennessee Governor - DEMOCRAT
Governor Bredesen talks about what health care bill means to Tennessee (http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/88957207.html - broken link)
You may recall my Democrat Governor was the one back during the fray that called it the mother of unfunded mandates.
To clarify, Governor Bredesen is at the end of his term limits, that's why he won't have to deal with it. How much is Obamacare going to cost your state and do you expect your state to pass those costs down to you? Has your governor mentioned it?
"We think from 2014 to 2019 what's been passed is going to cost the state about a billion-one, which some future Governor, not me, is going to have to deal with." Phil Bredesen -Tennessee Governor - DEMOCRAT
Governor Bredesen talks about what health care bill means to Tennessee (http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/88957207.html - broken link)
To clarify, Governor Bredesen is at the end of his term limits, that's why he won't have to deal with it. How much is Obamacare going to cost your state and do you expect your state to pass those costs down to you? Has your governor mentioned it?
If this is an indication of the average cost, this is ANOTHER $500 BILLION expense over 10 years not accounted for in the CBO projections..
"“It’s going to be a huge boon for the state,” New Mexico Human Services Department Secretary Katie Falls told The Independent in an interview. “The high number of uninsured is a huge cost for the state.”"
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