Meddling

Governor's health plan could put many in a bind

Coverage could be expensive for 1 million middle-class workers. I've taken the liberty of fleshing out some of the details in this LA Times article, based on personal experience. SACRAMENTO — Shannon Corona had stomach surgery in 2004, but she has not been back to her specialist for a checkup in two years. Her employer, a landscape architectural firm where she is a drafter, doesn't offer health insurance.  Payments and car  insurance for her Saturn Sky convertible           Great Girl Car eat up nearly $800 of her monthly income.  Then there's food and clothing.  Shannon is a habitué' of Sacramento's trendy restaurants where she takes most of her meals, and likes nice clothing to wear on her nightly tour of the club scene. She cannot afford to pay for health insurance.  Corona is the kind of Californian who Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says would be helped by his proposed overhaul of the state's healthcare system. Okay, continue.