Summary
It has long been clear that the Bush administration didn't have logic on its side as it tried to limit states' flexibility in extending health insurance to moderate-income children. Now, it turns out, it didn't have the law on its side either. Rather than wait for the administration to change course, Congress must act to correct the situation and to prevent unilateral cuts in Medicaid- funded services.
After one presidential veto and the threat of another, Congress passed a watered-down bill to ensure continued funding of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. SCHIP provides federal subsidies, matched with state dollars, to offer health care coverage to children whose parents earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. The program covers about 4 million children a month. Lawmakers had initially hoped to expand the program to cover more children, but the administration stood in the way.See the full content of this document
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Medicaid and Mirrors
President Bush said he opposed the expansion because he didn't want the government making decisions for doctors and custome...
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