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Originally Posted by pshrynk
Isn't there some sort of program in Hawai'i that makes sure everyone is covered? I have to admit that my knowlege about that is completely from the Daily Show, so it's fairly sketchy.
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Yup!
Except for those folks who make too much to qualify for welfare, but don't have a "full time" job (>20 Hours/week) or are self employed.
Employers are required to provide a portion of health care insurance to “full time” employees, but not “part time” ones. And there are a lot of folks who work 19 hours/week.
Some people have three or four part time jobs just to make ends meet, and don’t qualify for employer provided insurance. Welfare recipients get a State provided plan called Quest, which is often better insurance than the employer provided ones.
I’ve heard some rumors about the State seeking some kind of waiver because our laws exceed some of the provisions of the HCR act, but I don’t know any details. I strongly suspect that any waivers will be in the what we get side, not on the paying for it side.