Child Health Insurance

Uninsured kids in middle class have same unmet needs as poor

harminka — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:03:18 -0500

Uninsured children in families earning between approximately $38,000 and $76,000 a year are about as likely to go without any health care as uninsured children in poorer families.

Although parents have health insurance through work, kids may go without

harminka — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:18:50 -0500

New research to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds parents often can’t afford to pay extra to cover their kids

President Bush vetos child health plan

Dinka — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:19:31 -0500

US President George W Bush has vetoed a plan to dramatically expand children's health insurance. In the US there is a program that provides health insurance for children whose families earn too much to quality for Medicaid, but can not afford their own private coverage.

Bush Vetoes Children's Health Insurance Bill

admin_huliq — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:35:42 -0500

George Bush has vetoed legislation that would fund and expand the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a highly successful program that makes sure poor children can receive medical care when they are sick. Senate Democrats passed the SCHIP legislation by a vote of 69-39, but the 265-159 vote in the House, while decisive, fell just short of a veto-proof majority. Democrats have vowed to fight the veto, and are expected to vote again on the legislation next week.

Officials To Address Bush's New SCHIP Eligibility Restrictions

admin_huliq — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:45:20 -0500

Congressional leaders on Tuesday said that they will attempt to override new standards for State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) enrollment that aim to limit coverage to the lowest-income children -- the "latest volley in the national battle over the future" of the program, the Boston Globe reports (Dembner, Boston Globe, 8/22).

Increase in Number of Uninsured Children in New York

erku — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:21:34 -0600