Schwarzenegger Proposes $9.9B In Cuts, Fund Shifts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency and is asking lawmakers to meet in a special session to save the state $9.9 billion over the next two years.
Schwarzenegger on Monday unveiled a plan that relies largely on cuts to health care and social services for the poor.
About $7.4 billion of his proposal would come from cuts, include reducing cash assistance to needy families by 15.7 percent in April, then eliminating the entire welfare-to-work program in July.
He is proposing to eliminate vision coverage and increasing monthly premiums for Healthy Families, a program that provides health coverage for children of low-income families.
The governor also is asking the state to limit prescriptions and cap physician visits to 10 a year for Medi-Cal recipients.
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