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California Governor Unveils Health Care Plan to Cover All Residents(1/2)
California health officials say one fifth of the state's residents have no access to adequate health care. This is due to skyrocketing medical costs and the high cost of health insurance.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger summed up the problem this way: "California has, as we all know, the best care with the best medical technology in the entire world. But the problem is the delivery."
Many people who cannot afford health care in California have jobs. The same is true in other states. The federal government's own researchers recently conducted a study showing more and more Americans -- including those in the middle class -- are unable to afford health care coverage.
Take Cliff Whalen, a single father with a nine-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter. He makes about $25,000 a year. "I'm not asking for health insurance for free, I'm asking for something that I can afford." Whalen lives in Massachusetts, one of the few states implementing universal health care coverage. He soon will be able to buy health insurance at a reduced rate.
