Crist Creates Florida Health Care Plan, Promotes as a “National Model”

December 16, 2009  
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Florida governor, Charlie Crist, has proposed a Florida healthcare plan as a private-sector alternative to the national model created in Washington DC.  Only 3, 757 people in the state have signed up for the service, with almost 4 million uninsured. 

It has been estimated that about 77,250 Floridians have lost health-insurance since the release of statistics this past March.  One-fifth of Florida’s population does not have health coverage, and has the third highest uninsured rate in the nation with about 50 million people not covered.

Crist claims he does not agree with what is happening in Washington this past weekend.  “We found a better way in Florida, by wanting to include the private sector to participate more,” said Crist.

With the Cover Florida health care plan, insurance companies will offer stripped-down health plans with stripped down prices (Miami Herald).  The more coverage received, the more a person pays.  This allows Floridians to have more choice and less government involvement.

According to Crist, heath insurance in Florida is so high because the state government “requires insurers to guarantee expensive procedures and lengthy hospital stays,” and so by lifting some of these mandates, six insurance companies will offer less expensive plans.

Crist’s complete plan is outlined in: coverfloridaheathcare.com.

Written by Dana Edwards

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