Jodi, you make a very good point. When Arnold first took over after the ousting of Gray Davis, one of the first things he did was restrict access to the GHPP program - if you were already on it, you still received all the same services, but he put a freeze on allowing any new enrollees. Most of us already on GHPP didn't know about any of this - we just reapply every year, get approved, and go on with our lives. But those trying to get approved for the first time were SOL.
That freeze has been lifted, but who knows how long it will stay that way. And with our budget "crisis" this year, it wouldn't surprise me if similar restrictions are entertained yet again.