OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A state-run health care program for poor children is getting a "bonus" from the federal government.
The Apple Health for Kids program provides health care for uninsured children. The cost is shared by the state and federal governments.
On Thursday, officials announced that Washington was among nine states getting extra federal money for meeting performance goals. Washington's cut is $7.5 million.
Apple Health is one of the programs that Gov. Chris Gregoire says could face spending cuts if the Legislature doesn't approve higher taxes of some kind. But the program has powerful supporters, including House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle.
