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of health.  States to Sue Feds Over Kids’ Health Insurance
• A family of four making $81,000 (400% of poverty level) does
not need my tax dollars to afford health insurance for their
kids--absent special circumstances, like chronic or severe
illness that makes the child effectively uninsurable. I'm all
for helping the poor with health insurance, but someone making
$81,000? There are better uses for my tax dollars.      • Living
in NYC, cost of living is much higher than other parts of US.
You can quibble about appropriate percentage for means testing
eligibility, but 300% in my geographic area is more like 200%
down south.        Also, I heard a very interesting interview
with NYS Health Commish Daines. I learned some intersting facts.
Enrollees are screened thoroughly, and crowd out typically
occurs 3-4% of the time. Even if it is off by a few percentage
points, not as prevalent as