The Oklahoma Health Care Authority would seek to remove 111,000 people from the rolls of the Medicaid under a bill approved by the House on Wednesday.

Representatives voted 65-34 to pass the bill, which is aimed at saving the state $130 million yearly and help with a budget crisis.

It would affect low-income people who receive Medicaid benefits but are considered able-bodied, are not pregnant and are under 65 years old. Many in this group are single mothers.

Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, said he introduced the bill as a way to deal with a $1.3 billion budget hole and with the understanding that if these people aren't removed from Medicaid, medical services for people in greater need could be endangered.