7,700 to Be Cut from Basic Health Plan

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Was this program an easy mark, or what??? Shame on Gregoire and shame on us if we let her get away with it.

Portion below; whole thing here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/390541_basichealth04.html

The state will begin to reduce the number of people on its Basic Health Plan starting Friday, a money-saving move critics say couldn't come at a worse time.

The plan, subsidized by taxpayers, covers 105,000 low-income people. The state Health Care Authority plans to lower that number by 7,700 over the next seven months.

After Friday, authority director Steve Hill told The Olympian newspaper, the state will limit enrollments, allowing a new person to receive benefits only if two other people drop off the plan. The goal is to save $6.7 million in the budget year, which ends in June.

What about this from Gov. Gregoire's website:

PRIORITY: HEALTH FAMILIES
Governor Chris Gregoire is committed to increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care. Healthy citizens are the backbone of a productive and vibrant community. As the richest nation in the world, we have a responsibility to provide everyone access to the best health care, at a reasonable price.