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May 26, 2012
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Can State's Basic Health Be National Model?
By KPLU Science & Health Reporter Keith Seinfeld (2009-11-09)
Sharon Shaw sells kaleidoscopes at the Pike Place Market and gets health care through the state's Basic Health plan. Keith Seinfeld photo.
SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - While members of Congress are trying to figure out how to help the so-called working poor afford health insurance, one state has a plan that's been doing just that. For two decades, Washington State has negotiated lower rates with insurance companies for those who can't afford the full premiums. And the U.S. Senate is now considering allowing all states to do the same. Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU in Seattle checked to see how it's working.

To hear the story aired by NPR, click on this link: Will Washington State's Experiment Work For The Nation?

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