Senator Murray Announces $175,000 for Vital Health Care in Gray's Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston Counties

Senator Murray Announces $175,000 for Vital Health Care in Gray's Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston Counties

Murray saves CHOICE Regional Network from Administrations cuts

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced today that the CHOICE Regional Network, a non-profit consortium dedicated to improving the health of 93,000 poor and working-poor Washington state residents, has received $175,000 in fourth-year grant funding under the Health Community Access Program (CAP). The money will help CHOICE in its efforts to continue and expand outreach and coordination efforts for the uninsured. Senator Murray has been an unyielding advocate for CAP generally and CHOICE specifically since the Bush Administration signaled its intent to cut the crucial program's funding to levels that would force its eventual shut down.

"I'm proud, excited, and relieved that we've been able to get this money for CHOICE," Murray said. "This program helps working families in Washington state get the health care they need, but cannot afford. Without this funding, thousands of Washington families would not know they qualify for care under this program, and would be left behind. This successful, bipartisan program works for people in my state, and I'm going to keep fighting to make sure that those most in need get the care they deserve.