“For the working disabled, the premiums can be an extra hardship, said David Kane, senior attorney for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, which is co-sponsoring Arambula’s bill. “Those are people who have a disability but still manage to get through things and find part-time work,” Kane said. “They are still low-income, have low resources and are having to pay a significant share of their limited income to have health care. They could use that money to meet other necessities.”

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