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PHOENIX — A temporary health-insurance plan for Arizonans on disability has been shut down by the state for lack of funding.

The $8.35 million program is a casualty of Arizona’s fiscal woes, eliminated by the Legislature and Gov. Janet Napolitano from the 2008-09 budget as they tried to make about $2 billion in spending reductions.

The SSDI-Temporary Medical Coverage program was established by lawmakers just two years ago to provide an insurance safety net for residents whose disability payments made them temporarily ineligible for Medicare or the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

The shutdown left 250 clients without insurance as they cope with serious medical problems. Clients received a cancellation notice effective July 15.

Under federal law, patients who begin receiving Social Security disability checks must wait two years before they are eligible for Medicare. That rule left an estimated 1,300 disabled state residents without public medical coverage.

Arizona’s SSDI program allowed clients to pay a premium for AHCCCS coverage during the time gap.