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8. Tied funding to tobacco tax, so anti-smoking programs would

continually undermine the plan's funding base.

9. Jeopardized public safety net hospitals. Gives higher reimbursements

to private hospitals while shifting $1 billion from counties to pay

for the plan.

10. Could bankrupt California. The Legislative Analyst's Office projected

likely shortfall of $3.9 billion. Figure far greater if the costs of

state-subsidized premiums are higher, the number of uninsured matches

federal numbers -- not the proponents' estimates, and if the impending

recession pushes more Californians into the pool.