The House yesterday passed, by a margin of 225-204, the reauthorization and expansion of the State Child Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). The bill will expand healthcare coverage for children whose families have enough money to be ineligible for medicaid but too little money to have other, privatized insurance. It will be funded by a hike […]
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Poverty is bad for your health. And if the Bush Administration has it’s way, it’ll stay that way. A bipartisan coalition in Congress has agreed to raise the budget for S-CHIP, the joint fe
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It’s always refreshing, in this postmodern age, when political struggles can be clearly drawn battles between good and evil: The fight over a popular health insurance program for children is intensifying, with President Bush now leading efforts to block a major expansion of the program, which is a top priority for Congressional Democrats. The seemingly […]
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