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  • Kaine vows to insure needy (VA)

    12/13/2007 11:12:10 AM PST · by JZelle · 29 replies · 348+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 12-13-07 | Seth McLaughlin
    Gov. Tim Kaine yesterday announced a plan to expand health care coverage to thousands of uninsured, low-income Virginians as the state faces a projected $641 million budget shortfall. "One in seven Virginians still lack health insurance because their employers don"t provide it or because they cannot afford it," Mr. Kaine said. "As more citizens rely on our health care safety net for their most basic health needs, we must strengthen that system." Mr. Kaine, a Democrat, said the two-year budget that he plans to present to the General Assembly on Monday will include about $25.5 million in new health care...