New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a "historic" plan to give comprehensive health care to every single New Yorker, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. There are an estimated 300,000 illegal aliens living in the city. De Blasio is assuring New Yorkers that his plan for "free" health care will cost only $100 million.   NBC4: It's not health insurance, his spokesman clarified after the surprise announcement on MSNBC Tuesday morning.  "This is the city paying for direct comprehensive care (not just ERs) for people who can't afford it, or can't get comprehensive Medicaid – including 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers," spokesman Eric Phillips tweeted. Well, that makes all the difference, doesn't it?  The administration of such a program will still be a nightmare – and expensive. At a press conference Tuesday, de Blasio said the plan will...(Read Full Post)