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... capitals. Recession-driven holes in state budgets are a common denominator in many of them. Many state politicians love the idea of expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, along with the proposed increase in federal funding for Medicaid in the stimulus bill. They get to preside over a giveaway while not having to vote for higher taxes or debts to finance it. But there are good reasons to be critical of S-CHIP and Medicaid expansion. In addition to Michael Cannon's excellent ...
Health Care You Can’t Believe In
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... an unprecedented expansion of the S-Chip program, a program he touts as providing health care to children who could not happen before. Though he is correct on that point, he is, of course, not telling the whole truth. Michael F. Cannon does tell the whole truth and it’s not very pleasant. Congressional Democrats want to expand SCHIP to children in families of four earning up to $80,000 per year. The Congressional Budget Office reports that ...
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swampland.blogs.time.com 1/27/2009 — Even as the Department of Health and Human Services documents a growing demand for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, CQ Politics reports that lawmakers are again squabbling over renewing it:
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SCHIP Bill Not a Good Sign for Major Health Care Reform
healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com 1/21/2009 — The extension and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has now passed the full House and the Senate Finance Committee and is on its way to the full Senate.
After minor differences between the House and Senate are ...
Have Thoughts on SCHIP? The White House is Listening, Kind Of
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Joe Scarborough: Federal Medicaid Funding Rewards Bad Behavior
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/3/2009 — This morning, as part of the on-going conservative campaign to cherry-pick and oppose isolated parts of the stimulus package, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough went a step too far, arguing that extending federal funds to cover states’ Medicaid ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 2/2/2009 — ...from House Republicans:
House Republicans are troubled by the rising unemployment rate and further signs of a severe economic downturn and believe Congress must act. Economic stimulus proposals should focus on job creation, small business ...
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