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Three Months More for HUSKY Program

Posted by Matt Bailey on March 11, 2005 - 9:53am.

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Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed a bill (passed in the Hartford legislature by both the House and Senate with veto proof majorities) to extend the HUSKY program by an additional three months. The HUSKY program is designed to provide healthcare for the working poor. In order to continue coverage for the next two years, the cost would reach $68 million. The Courant quotes Gov. Rell on the funding issues:


"If they want to spend an additional $68 million, we have to have $68 million in cuts to pay for it," Rell said Thursday. She said the short-term extension "sets us up for having expectations that I'm not sure the legislature is going to be able to fulfill, and that is a problem. And it will be their problem."

Is it really their problem? Or is it the problem of the thousands of families in Connecticut who despite working full time still cannot afford healthcare? With a tough budget battle ahead, is this a fight Democrats can win?

( categories: Health Care )

Comments

Is this a fight Democrats can win? I say yes, but only if we frame the debate properly - I think we need to continue to express our views on this as a matter of our shared values - That this issue isn't about money, I mean it isn't really about what we should do with $68 million - It's about whether or not we recognize that as a people we have a responsibility to help those who find themselves in dire situations. I don't think any responsible person feels that working-class families and their children shouldn't have decent health care coverage. A fully funded HUSKY program is one of those things we should all be proud of and thankful for. I don't think Connecticut voters would have a problem with their Governor advocating for a system in which every working-class family has basic health care coverage.
Posted by Roland Lemar on March 11, 2005 - 12:31pm.

The old "I saved the program" in the short term and let me try to blame the Democrats in the long term plan. This lady knows what she's doing. Democrats can win but we have to talk about healthcare as a moral issue.

Posted by YellowDogNutmeg on March 11, 2005 - 12:35pm.

CLOSE THE CARVEOUTS
During the Rowland "Reign of corruption" carveouts for special interest and BIG campaign contributors amounted to between 2 and 6 BILLION in revenue not collected.CLOSE THESE OUT NOW and funding this states budgetary needs is easy.

Posted by kingfish on March 11, 2005 - 1:18pm.

I think Roland is right... it's all about "framing." Does anybody know if DeStefano knows anything about framing?

Posted by YellowDogNutmeg on March 11, 2005 - 9:37pm.

Why are we arguing about $68,000,000?? That's small potatos. By raising the income tax just a few percent, we can do wonderful things with the government's money. Some don't get the picture, but the money really is the government's to spend! It's for the children!

Posted by Frenchy LaFrance on March 12, 2005 - 3:59pm.

Re: YellowDogNutmeg's last comment. The Mayor is a a big Lakoff fan and tries to be as thoughtful as possible about how to communicate his ideas to people. We believe strongly that framing is key.

Posted by Shonu on March 13, 2005 - 11:00pm.

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