Presentation Current Financial Status (7)-E �' THEMIAMIHERALD� `•
Mi iMerald.com LOCAL & Sl'ATEs D1 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009 �� 5B',
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�� I 1, , . , . I . I I 11. ,�,' •CRIST; FROM 1B 1, � I' with c t astrophic and hos- -date, about 4 500 e ' -
' °';' I people , was ' about' ..$950) `��"and , ser estimate for; a family.
. ' ` " pital.'coverage, -and have enrolled =about 0.1 "_ 1" �. '� pointed•us to a new Kaiser .The'secoiid.number is for .
success doing so: Usually" •another plan that can pro percent of the state's unin- �r' d re ort released Se 'f ,15, an individual' '
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it's about $900 a month o vide less coverage._ sured population. ���
2009s that estimates farm- We went; back,to' the
get health : cover ge. Th program's website `- The'low -cost options :'<<` -," '° �.::: � . ;'` lies now pay about $1,114 a Kaiser report and. found!
We've reduced that; 6� says that individual plans so, often touted' by state _� � s month.' that -the average cost for''_
average, to' about $1500 a can b purchased for as', officials don't offfer �; . - So'Crist is off by about an individual, is'actu
- month." , , , I little ts $23 or as much as patients much of-a safety � `' ,;,� " 'I , $200, for family coverage. ally around $400 a month,' -
Given' ,all the debate ` $800month, - depending net, said Florida'state Sen., ., " r which would mean the gap' 11 ,over ".the' high cost,,,;of, r on ag , gender and level of . Nan Rich: � . ": -,a' %' - 3 AVERAGE COSTS was. not) as dramatically
healthcare; we wondered:• cove 'ge: ,Patients pick" "People,are beginning • , �F:= . As for the average' cost " different,as Crisf claimed. ,
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11, i f the ..plan ,'could ,be ;as; and c ,00se between vari -' to see that it doesn't covef' ,,;": ;;�;' -r ,.��, under the Cover, Florida` - Crist spokesman Ster - {
il ' inexp,en`sive as Crist-• 'ous options y` offered - anything," said .Rich, 'a " � _,�_ £'' � ,� program, Crist's office ,,, ling Ivey ',acknowledge'd: , , `
claims. We'found he•was throb h the six insurers. 'Democrat from 'Weston. 4 f pointed'us to`a document the .apples and., 'oranges; ' 11 distorting, the savings by So, folr erairiple, a woman "It'•iriay" be inexpensive, - DoE BURBANK/AP " that lists the different pro comparison but said the j
mixing' .apples;' and who is lietween'19 and 29 but it's•inexpensive for a' INTERVIEW: Gov. Charlie' ; widers and their rates for underlying point' -is, still' "
oranges: years of;age can pay,$130 a reason. ; It's a very low Crist has, been making individuals,' The; average valid that the Florida aver i
' The program, which month "for, , a plan 'that , level of coverage:'' ' ' . • I for the higher- end'cover- age.is lower. '
was started in 2008, allows . includes .no . deductible, When we asked Crist's inaccurate comparisons ,a e, which would include ' 'But 'we find Crist is
' individuals who'have been $10 copays for doctor vi s- office' about his claim , `.about the Cover Florida' - 'hospitalization and cats- ,using sleight -of -hand;
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, without , coverage for Fiat its; ,but:no hospital inpa- - that healthcare costs are program. , . strophic insurance; - is ,'comparing, numbers that , " �
lea ' �si.- months' to pick , tient coverage. "" on average $900 a, month 4 , ' ' about $227,'while the aver- aren't comparable. He's
' . � from plans offered by s 'lx 'NOT'D01NG ENOUGH ' compared to � $150 under' the amount of money a � 'age for the less- expensive' used a higher family num =" '
insuraance'• companies. : Florida's plan we were , family' pays; on average, , "preventive" plan was $89. ' ber with a lower number
Each provider was chosen Sind' Cover, Florida told that the,•$900 figure' , per month. Crist's office 'So Crist's $150.nuinbex is .for iiidlviduals. We rate
, " by the ,state through `a Health2are was enacted, cited' by 'the governor, also noted that the figure „the' ap 'io' mate''average his claim False. - ' 11 I
competitive bidding;prq critics'iave said the pro- , came from the nonparti= is outdated (for instance, - of the two. - - Herald /Timgs staff • ;:
cess,. 'and each offers at gram hasn't ,done "enough' san Kaiser,Family FOu, a- in 2006, the average But wait. The first num writer Steve Bousquet con-
, least: two options —one to cove,the�uninsured. To tion and that- it refers to ' monthly cost per family ;ber Crist cited is the Kai- tributed to this report. --
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BY DIANA MOSKOVITt• ,�,',', � f ° I - * 1, I 'EM �, 11. dmoskovitz @MiamiHerald.com �I �,t � ,' - -
' Two suspected robbers . �� e �� �” I� �, -l" , -
spent Saturday in tli'e h'os- ,' - �' "� . ��
pi'tal after a pollee =in- � ' "�', `` �'�`� : , Vol
ved shooting'in North � �r ���` �" `r =� p= �i ' Miaini'Beach. -The s'us- �, _ ��; I ''I,
r' ' 'pected accomplice, �. ' i�,,,� 1�, ", �'i_ _'. �' I
according to police, '`vas
.�rrir I I '' � ill, .. .1 , 1, I'— , booked into jail.'
' The events leading up ' ' i ' 7 , -
to•' the' shooting' began Wa g'
shortly after 1' a. m. at an " %1, , "' 11 ` { Jib 7a -� 1.
Outback SteakhOUSe ReS- k ; �t �tk��s ,, ,
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I taurant in the 3100 block of - � s t
Northeast 163rd' Street t ® i`� , O'. . according , to= Maj: Kathy , �� ,4 € t f 3 "� , L, �2,
Katerman; spokeswoman P � '�' a° a 1 f ' ?r'
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for' North Miami . Beach � ( " � � � :"" .,
police. That's 11, ..n�
when police ,t,
f- got a 911 call' saying there Alexander Atuvood Relchl
was an armed, robbery, at`
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An � Off - duty,' officer s a �f � �" ", _ �� ,,'m"', �
' f : working at nearby busi= s - - • "�; � "�� , ,� i� �-, r � ,1-1-1 t 11 nes ' heard t e calls o out I i€ �' " 11 jl g �'> !, g & Sj r ��m
oveY his pollCe rad10 and • • �`'¢ �� �_s �p� 11 1. ran Outside, getting' a lOO�C - • - " qr a /ia Y �. �� ��
at a . black, car 'speeding • t � � �� 1 1 11 I
away quickly from .the ' , ' ° , _,, oar t- 1`',
' back of the business ' Kingsolver Walls Powers Rossellmi •; ' ' Pamuk '
Katerman said: The•o_fficer -
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- - called in'the'descri tion `� i�!��I .
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and' within a few .blocks, 1 1. A i �_,�
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'cars had ,
, , found the vehicle. ' `'`� �, f '
Inaugural, Afternoon With An Evening With Barbara Kingsolver % "Itnever -got 'to, the '�,�`- Elizabeth Ale Xantler Mon.,�Nov. 9
point of them being behind �'�_` "�� ; �TWlhgf�f TBStIt1gS IS Back! FREE ADMISSION 8 P•n"+• " '
him and uttin �li hts on" ��
P g g . Sun: NOV.8
l Sun., Nova 8 , An Evening With Jeannette Walls
Katerman said. "He saw r; 5 p.m..
the marked'units and tried I Fri., IVov. 13 • Tues., iVov. 90 11
to avoid'them." " ; 1 <'. ,- 5 - 7:30 p.m. I ' 'A� Evening With 7:3 ®'p.m. ,
The black car swerved fi � `� Hosted b local restaurants.
Y Margaret Atwood ° An Evening With Richard Powers
and dodged, striking two ",4tt , Eno hors d'oeuvres and a
or three. police vehicles, „� 1 Y Sun.,,P9ov: 8 1IVed., Nov. 17 ,
before' -sto in ”' �_ complimentary cocktail. � 7 p.m. � ' •,7:30 p.ni:
PP g . in the. _ I - - ,
2800, block of Northeast ,,�`" „ , "y" , , �� Ruth Reichl on the new An Evening With Isabella Rossellini
163rd Street; against a tree, � I -
Katerman said. - Culinary Landscape Thurs:, Nov.'72 ,
The pe ple inside the � r �Zids' Cgmic Con — , FREE ADMISSION " � T30 P.m. , , • , 11 - ` car tried to ," ' y i "" � . An�Evening '
run away. New This Year. Mon., Nov. 9 With' Orhan Pamuk
That's when' shots,- were s , 1£ ` _ New York City - favorite. 6 P• } I in•, Fri. Nov. i\lov, y3
fired. .
` , Kids and.teens create their 7:30, p.m.
_, "Somewhere in all' this, �� . -
I- were fired,"Kater -- own characters -from. .' . Admission is.$10'forall "Evenings With" events and'includes ;
��s: a s� -- , superheroes towimpy ; ` free parking in Building 7:
roan said. =V• ,
N'o details were kidsl'Comicbook ,
releasedSaturda about graphic novel t " s�'�'�:'' "'r''�.. +;-r� 11 who fired their weapons qr l "mss r i , rfi , : t , �;� ,az•'
� • artists and writers . °s,
how 'many, shots• ,we're' i �`� , ° present workshops, �'' `Don't miss your favorite'authors- ��iE C ®nnlx �A�A�ty
fired. , No officers .were '� "discussionoli care during th urt,'Katerman said. careers a Streef Fair... Fri., Nov., 6�ov.. y3' , Sun:, IVov. 15
in comics and more. f Wally Lainb,`Denhls Lehane;, -, 1he Schdol'of Comics arid Graphic ''
Katerman'said officers, . £ ,
found inside` the car what ' � � t, "" , i, I Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Susie Essman, .; , Novels for educators and librarians; Kids'-
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_they believed were 'stolen ; �� � �: Nobel Laureate and former Vice , Comic Con; more than 35.c0mics and'
proceeds from outback. ` � ,, ; President Al Gore,and many others! ` ' graphic novel artists and writers.
Police did not release `s • , "
the'names of,the officers : e � �
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involved bySaturday after ,� 9" ,,gg
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- noon: i �.�' Meg Caot'invites" ou to learn all 'bout the
Late'Saturday;'.police� i >'� nett Y
identified suspects a' ssRUIeS- Alli+'Filikle's`RuleB`foi Gills; °'thenhutit'for cIU�S
I 1, Jean Mekinson, 21; Stanley t �' �' °with Peter Lii"r is'`,The"39 �1�es; �The.Sword,Th ef" .
Manker 22'' and Valere �',' ,
, „.:',r And. many more Children s authors anrf activitie�l'• i
tj, , Myguelson; 22. They we_re� i - � 2 � w a c • # "i � . - , 4 ? tl charged with ,armed rob -_�� _ . ,.. ,
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bery, 'armed kidnapping�r •
. . , and armed' burglary.
" Mekinson was', in the.. 1 ' ' ' 1 .
Miami- Dade- County jails. I o / 1
Saturday ,`night; whip' for L�tePary 14r'�S '' 1 .� 1 1 : . 1 1' ' ',.`& ® - . - _ _ r-
Manker and Myguelson , , _ =
' were in local hospitals. ' 'l 4� 1
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- • attorneys office and ' '.�'� -,, . '
ida Department' ,of `Law . ' . - "
Enforcement are.assisting �, , ' Memoir . ' I I Poetry, „ ,, '
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