This morning, I attended the public hearing for a increase of ambulance rates for Hernando County Fire Rescue. This request by HCFR passed with a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Rocco and Rowden in the minority. I sent to email (below) to Commissioners Russell and Rocco, with a copy to Commissioners Stabins, Kingsley and Rowden after the meeting:
Commissioners Russell and Rocco:
My thanks goes out to you for at least attempting to investigate the problems in our health care system in relation to "the uninsured" bad debt related to the ambulance service. The insured in our county, state, and Nation are not only picking up the tab for the uninsured, with fee increases like the ones we witnessed this morning, but also with massive increases in our personal health insurance costs.
It was refreshing to see that both of you were willing to address the local problem. Even though you were on the losing end of the vote, the real losers are the taxpayers in this county that have been faced with fee increases to offset the reductions in Ad Valorem rates.
I wish you both well in your upcoming budget hearings and hope you continue to work hard for the taxpayers of Hernando County.
Respectfully,
Anna Liisa Covell
My thanks goes out to you for at least attempting to investigate the problems in our health care system in relation to "the uninsured" bad debt related to the ambulance service. The insured in our county, state, and Nation are not only picking up the tab for the uninsured, with fee increases like the ones we witnessed this morning, but also with massive increases in our personal health insurance costs.
It was refreshing to see that both of you were willing to address the local problem. Even though you were on the losing end of the vote, the real losers are the taxpayers in this county that have been faced with fee increases to offset the reductions in Ad Valorem rates.
I wish you both well in your upcoming budget hearings and hope you continue to work hard for the taxpayers of Hernando County.
Respectfully,
Anna Liisa Covell
1 comment:
I voted to increase ambulance rates so that the taxpayers of the district can stop subsidizing the service. I will next be supporting a commensurate cut (minimum of $138K) in the district's budget.
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