<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Greetings Visionaires (et al) -</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">On Monday (December 2, 2013) the League of Women Voters of Moscow sponsored and presented a debate between State Senator Dan Schmidt and State Representative Cindy Agidius on the Affordable Care Act at Moscow's 1912 Center.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">In addition to opening statements by the speakers and a closing comment by Krista Kramer of Disabilities Actions Center, the following questions were presented.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. When talking about increased consumer responsibility, under Medicaid redesign, what plans are being considered?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2. The Affordable Care Act requires everyone to have health insurance. How is the state legislature going to help people who can’t afford insurance?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. I’m a perfectly healthy college student. In order to save money, I pay for my own health insurance through Blue Cross. Currently with my plan I pay fifty dollars a month. With the Affordable Care Act, I am looking to pay over double that amount and I will be paying for things I don’t need. How can you justify this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4. For Representative Agidius: I am unclear about where you personally are on this issue. If it were just up to you, would you favor expansion of Medicaid or not?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">5. Will employers who do not pay a living wage be required to help pay for their employees’ Medicaid?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">6. What does one hundred percent of the federal poverty level mean in real life?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7. We have a relative who plans to move to Washington in late spring. His job is in Spokane. The company is registered in Sandpoint, Idaho. He is not insured for health care. He feels it is best to wait until he moves to Washington, even though he may have to pay a fine in the meantime. What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">8. Why are Idaho state legislators concerned with federal medical budget amounts that are not their responsibility?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">9. Can you explain the Arkansas Plan and how Idaho may look to adopt portions of the plan?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10. For Representative Agidius: How do you suggest people who fall through the cracks between “No Coverage” and “Not Eligible for Medicaid” get health care?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">11. People already living under the poverty level, which is $710 a month for someone under SSI, twelve hundred dollars average monthly for social security disability. How do you expect them to pay? My agency just wrote off $21,000 which has been deemed uncollectible. This is a burden on the small businesses providing care.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Videos and photos of this debate are available for your viewing pleasure at:</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/LWV/LWV_ACA_Debate_120213.htm">http://www.moscowcares.com/LWV/LWV_ACA_Debate_120213.htm</a></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>