House Democrats introduce SCHIP bill

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House Democrats introduce SCHIP bill
By Jeffrey Young
Posted: 01/13/09 05:55 PM


The House will vote this week on legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) after Democrats introduced a new bill on Tuesday.

The Democratic leaders of the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees who authored the bill said it would expand SCHIP benefits to 4 million children who have no health benefits and maintain coverage for the 7 million kids already enrolled in SCHIP.

The announcement came just minutes before the House Rules Committee was scheduled to begin its consideration of the legislation, which is the final procedural step to clear the way for a floor vote.

Congressional action on the popular SCHIP measure, which passed Congress with bipartisan votes twice in 2007 but died under President Bush’s veto pen, would give the incoming Obama administration a quick victory on healthcare, one of its major priorities.

Passing an SCHIP expansion also would stand as a down payment on the comprehensive health reform effort promised by President-elect Obama.

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1. Yea, this sucks. I love the concern. No, DEMS suck! nt