Last spring, the Illinois legislature tried to narrow the gap. Lawmakers unanimously passed a law that would have guaranteed hundreds of thousands of uninsured Illinois consumers the most generous hospital discounts in the U.S. The law also would have capped what these patients spend annually on hospital care.Well there goes his platform since he was returned to office last year. He wants to fix the health care system but may have harmed a bill that probably would have helped the health care system.
But if you're uninsured and counting on that big discount for your next hospital stay, here's a word of advice: Don't.
Instead of signing the bill, Gov. Rod Blagojevich decided to "improve" it with an amendatory veto. Note the word improve is in quote marks. That's because the governor's changes are like performing heart surgery with a chain saw. Not a good idea.
His changes may scuttle efforts to pass anybill.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Dr. Blago's botched surgery
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