LAT: California high-risk pool for medically uninsurable helps fewer residents

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But California's publicly subsidized high-risk pool, long one of the least generous in the country, has atrophied over the tenure of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- even as the governor put the plight of the uninsured at the top of his political agenda.


Rising premiums and limited subsidies have made the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program either unaffordable, unavailable or ineffective for many of those who most need health insurance.
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Schwarzenegger last month vetoed a measure that would have expanded the 17-year-old pool, overruling the bill's endorsement by the pool's own governing board, most of whom he appointed.

from: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uninsured28-2008oct28,0,5521180.story (registration likely required, unfortunately)


Thanks a lot for nothing Arnold