Will Steve Hill adhere to Basic Health's core intended mission and purpose in the process of implementing these budget cuts that, ultimately, bear our own names as the governed constituents, as well as bearing the names of our elected and appointed officials?

A failure in the decision making process to recognize the unfairness of the three proposed arbitrary disenrollment methods (regardless of any current eligible BHP enrollee's income level, or medical condition) would constitute a failure on the part of all of our consciences (the governed as well as the governors).

"Just as the titles of winners are worthless unless they are visible to others, there is a kind of anti-title that attaches to invisibility. To the degree that we are invisible we have a past that has condemned us to oblivion. It is as though we have somehow been overlooked, even forgotten, by our chosen audience. If it is the winners who are presently visible, it is the losers who are invisibly past."
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I interpret the Governor's pledge (below) as an official statement
of Gubernatorial policy regarding her recommendations to Steve Hill
(as the sole decision maker) in the matter of refraining from the
disenrollment of current eligible subsidized enrollees in BHP by:

(1) Lottery; or

(2) "First-in" length of enrollment; or

(3) "Last-in" length of enrollment.

I interpret the Governor's pledge (below) as an official statement
of Gubernatorial policy regarding her recommendations to Steve Hill
(as the sole decision maker) in the matter of refraining from the
disenrollment of current eligible subsidized enrollees in BHP by:

(1) Lottery; or

(2) "First-in" length of enrollment; or

(3) "Last-in" length of enrollment.

Dear Milo –

I received a copy of the e-mail message you sent to Health Care Authority Administrator Steve Hill. I want you to know Steve personally read your message to me as well as others at a meeting this afternoon. Before reading your e-mail, Steve introduced it as thoughtful and insightful. It was both thoughtful and insightful, and helpful. Thanks for sharing. Rest assured we will do the best we can to meet the criteria outlined in your message.

Take care. Chris
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Milo:

"Your email is thoughtful and you do a great job of making the case for a combination of protecting lower income members and raising premiums. I also agree with you that the clear legislative intent of this program is for low income working people."
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