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onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 1/15/2009
House Tees Up SCHIP Bill For Obama
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State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization could be for Barack Obama what family and medical leave was for Bill Clinton: an early bill waiting for his signature which had been bottled up by a Bush.
washingtonpost.com - 1/12/2009
Heath-Care Reform: Start With SCHIP
— washingtonpost.com — When Bill Clinton's health-care proposal was foundering in the summer of 1994, a group of senators suggested... that the administration put off trying to get universal coverage and insist instead on insuring all children. The idea was to make, at least, ... (more) Heath-Care Reform: Start With SCHIP
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kaisernetwork.org - 1/12/2009
Capitol Hill Watch | Lawmakers Set To Vote on SCHIP Expansion This Week
— kaisernetwork.org — [Jan 12, 2009] House lawmakers say they will vote on Wednesday or Thursday on a stand-alone SCHIP... expansion that will provide Democrats on Capitol Hill "an early session victory" and give President-elect Barack Obama "a high profile bill" to sign into ... (more) Capitol Hill Watch | Lawmakers Set To Vote on SCHIP ...

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healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com - 1/21/2009
SCHIP Bill Not a Good Sign for Major Health Care Reform
— healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) SCHIP Bill Not a Good Sign for Major Health Care Reform

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