tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post4583554505736365032..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: What A Day...Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-67291000101635313882011-06-19T21:13:23.330-07:002011-06-19T21:13:23.330-07:00I don't understand why people don't see th...I don't understand why people don't see that this does nothing to save them money. So, public employees now pay more for pension and health benefits-exactly how much more and those implications will be interesting to see. Meanwhile, the savings to the state go where? Back into the taxpayers pockets? No? Personally, I won't hold my breath for that to happen! So now public employees pay more, the state gets slightly more money in the budget (which they will promptly spend), and we taxpayers will not only not see lower taxes, but will likely see premiums climb even higher as the insurance companies are futher enboldened to raise rates unchecked. Am I the only one who sees this or I am just totally paranoid? In essence, the only real "winners" here are the insurance companies.<br /><br />Ultimately, between caps and legislative salary controls (which is precisely what this is) on public employee salaries, you will see a shortage of police, fire, teachers, etc. Of course, right now, it seems like that will never happen...there is a glut of teacher candidates for every job afterall (except Math and Science). There will NEVER be a shortage, right? I mean, there has never been one before when salaries got too low....oh, wait.<br /><br />I hear NJ is losing about 1/4 of its superintendents this year. But go right ahead people, keep believing that there will be people to work no matter what the compensation, let's see what happens.thinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-42912975373380227962011-06-17T08:43:05.956-07:002011-06-17T08:43:05.956-07:00Here's the relevant language from a commentato...Here's the relevant language from a commentator at Blue NJ:<br /><br />Medically necessary tertiary health care services may be<br />performed by an out-of-State specialty or subspecialty health care provider when there is no in-State health care provider reasonably available to treat the particular condition based on an expedited determination by the carrier and the commission or plan<br />administrator, in consultation with the Department of Health and<br />Senior Services, that such service is not otherwise available through<br />an in-State health care provider, or when there is no in-network<br />provider who is reasonably proximate to the covered person's place of residence. Such treatment by the out-of-State health care<br />provider for tertiary care shall only be performed on the basis of a<br />referral from an in-network health care provider. <br /><br />*SIGH!*calugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181162384964123706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-32375398260120326122011-06-17T06:17:47.309-07:002011-06-17T06:17:47.309-07:00Please add a #3 to that list:
Unions must have th...Please add a #3 to that list: <br />Unions must have the details of the health care plan presented so it can be reviewed in a timely manner before implementation.<br /><br />I say this because, apparently, out of state hospitals may not be covered and some of the best children and cancer facilities are not in NJ. It makes no sense why there is not freedom of choice in this if that is true.commutingteacherhttp://commutingteacher.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-40089372252690753282011-06-16T19:07:10.989-07:002011-06-16T19:07:10.989-07:00I'm not in the state pension plan (was advised...I'm not in the state pension plan (was advised against joining when I came to NJ---Whitman had just stopped funding it), but the health care bill is also a nightmare. It's a gigantic gimme to Norcross's hospital and University Hospital in Newark, with the ban on out-of-state hospitals. It also limits mental health and cancer care--which I wonder if they can do that (see federal law). <br /><br />I'm hoping this thing dies in the assembly. But I'm not too hopeful.calugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181162384964123706noreply@blogger.com