Wednesday, January 29, 2014

County Jails Dump Inmates Onto Obamacare Exchanges



There are always unintended consequences to “do-gooder” laws.  Obamacare is a perfect example.  Many predicted that businesses would dump their employees onto the exchanges.  What they didn’t see coming were local and county governments dumping their employees and wards onto the federal taxpayers.

Backers have promoted the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion as a way to reduce health care costs for many Americans.

Multnomah County officials expect national health care reform to cut the county's medical bills, too.
By enrolling jail inmates in nationally subsidized healthcare -- best known as "Obamacare" to both the President and his critics -- the county could bill the federal government for the cost of providing some of them medical care.

County health department officials briefed Multnomah County commissioners on the issue this week.

In addition to saving the county money, enrolling inmates in Obamacare would also mean a significant percentage will now have insurance when their jail stay is done.

I see a lawsuit in the future.  Inmates will find out that few doctors will participate in their care causing a lack of service.  They will decry cruel and unusual punishment.  Law abiding citizens have been saying that since the inception of this monstrosity.  What bank do we have to rob, to get our advocate?

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