Published Saturday, September 15, 2007 in the East Valley Tribune Opinions as “Man forced to choose between home, health: 2 policy changes would open options for poor.”

The Census Bureau recently reported that Arizona residents living in poverty slipped from 12.6 to 12.3 percent last year. Meanwhile, those without health insurance continued its upward march rising to 1.3 million or 21 percent of the state’s population. Ne