The political hoopla about extending health insurance to the 6.5 million Californians who lack it escalated this week _ including a much-hyped visit to the Capitol on Tuesday by propagandistic filmmaker Michael Moore, whose latest production, entitled "Sicko," deals with the issue.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a plan, or at least an outline of a plan, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nzqez has a plan, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata has a plan and those to the left of the legislative leaders are backing still another plan by Sen. Sheila Kuehl for "single-payer" coverage. Even conservative Republicans are presenting health care plans of a sort.
Schwarzenegger continued to tout his version of universal care this week, telling a "town hall" meeting in Chico that "the bottom line is, we will do it (because we) all agree that it is a broken system and that we will fix it this year."
Ultimately, all of the promises and hoopla expanding health care could be merely that _ and something of a cruel joke on those whose hopes for coverage have been raised.
Source: California health care plans are shaky | ScrippsNews
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