Budget cuts leave thousands without health care (Orlando Sentinel)

Published on: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:09:34 GMT

Thousands of low-income residents will no longer be covered by Polk County's indigent health-care plan after it offered more benefits than it could afford and piled up a $15 million deficit. County commissioners voted unanimously this week to reduce the number of people covered by the Polk HealthCare Plan, scaling it back to 3,000 people in the upcoming fiscal year. Officials say 22,000 people ... More »