Medical Care for the Uninsured.
Several states warrant mention for their efforts to provide health care for the uninsured.
Washington s Basic Health Plan provides low-income residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare with subsidies to purchase one of several private health care plans that have contracted with the state. And in July 1996 Massachusetts legislature raised the state s cigarette tax to supplement federal Medicaid funds in order to expand health coverage for children of the working poor. Hospital care is provided through the state s free care pool. Jobs for Welfare Recipients. Participation in the program is voluntary, but requires a child support order and a part or full time job.