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Seems like an interesting idea. With California being the only state in the country doing this, I wonder what is there to stop people from other states using it
by Keverw 10y ago
Seems like an interesting idea. With California being the only state in the country doing this, I wonder what is there to stop people from other states using it. Someone from Washington or Texas driving up and getting a short term apartment/changing their ID just so they are covered for a really expensive surgery.
It seems like if they're the only state doing it, it'd be a target for the entire nation to go to when they really need care they cannot afford where they are currently.
- birken 10y agoYou could say the same thing for people qualifying for in-state tuition to University of California colleges (which is significantly cheaper than out-of-state tuition). Just moving to CA and making yourself a CA resident isn't enough, I think the rule there is you need have physically lived in a residence in CA for 1 year and intend to stay living in CA. No reason why they couldn't make a similar restriction for health care.
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- AYBABTME 10y agoSame way as it's solved in Canada - each province manages it's own healthcare system and provides health insurance cards to its residents. You get health insurance IFF you're resident, and you're resident IFF you pay taxes in that province. So that lines up