Children’s health
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- January
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The House failed today, for the second time in three months, to override President Bush’s veto of more money for a popular children’s health insurance program.
Democrats fell 15 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override. The final vote was 260-152, with 42 Republicans voting with Democrats.
Supporters of an additional $35 billion for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program over the next five years, said the downturn in the economy makes help for working families all the more important, the Associated Press reports.
The legislation that Bush vetoed would have increased enrollment in the children’s health program from 6 million to 10 million over the next five years. The revenue needed for that enrollment increase would come from a 61-cent increase in the federal excise tax on a pack of cigarettes, as well as comparable tax increases on other tobacco products.
The children’s health program serves families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private insurance.
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on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pm by Susan Elan.
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When 28 year old freeloaders are enrolled in a children’s health insurance program something is wrong. That’s what the President and the majority of GOP congressmen are saying. Instead of ignoring abuses of the system, there should be a plan to get the freeloaders off and get more kids on. That’s all. A responsible, fiscally conservative argument.
BUT, the Democrats won’t have it because they look at S-CHIP as the first step towards socialized medicine. Now, you’ll never get them to admit that but that’s what it’s all about. It’s a back door attempt for government takeover of medical care in this country and it didn’t fly.
Children health’s program is necessary for bright future of the country. There should be a Medical insurance plans for each children