California high-risk pool for medically uninsurable helps fewer residents

Why is is not working, same issues that everyone else faces, the cost, can be up to 125% of a normal policy and folks are having problems with those issues, and it caps out at $75k, so it brings about another case of the Under Insured. The money to support this comes from tobacco taxes, so do we need to make sure enough keep smoking here to continue to fund? BD

Rising premiums and limited subsidies have made the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program either unaffordable, unavailable or ineffective for many of those who most need health insurance. The program now covers about 13,000 Californians -- about 2% of the medically uninsurable. Enrollment has dropped by almost a third since Schwarzenegger became governor.

Rising premiums and limited subsidies have made the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program either unaffordable, unavailable or ineffective for many of those who most need health insurance.
The program now covers about 13,000 Californians -- about 2% of the medically uninsurable.
Enrollment has dropped by almost a third since Schwarzenegger became governor.

California high-risk pool for medically uninsurable helps fewer residents - Los Angeles Times