Arizona Drops Children's Health Program

[DesertFlower]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/health/policy/19arizona.html

Arizona on Thursday became the first state to eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program when Gov. Jan Brewer signed an austere budget that will leave nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage.

The Arizona budget is a vivid reflection of how the fiscal crisis afflicting state governments is cutting deeply into health care. The state also will roll back Medicaid coverage for childless adults in a move that is expected to eventually drop 310,000 people from the rolls.

[aikanae]

1. How are they getting around the Voter Protection Act?

Saving $18 million by cutting $58 million coming into the state doesn't sound like legislators know how to balance a checkbook to me. This is retarded.

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[Kali]

4. hey clyde

did you forget the sarcasm smiley?

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