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Archive for January, 2009

28 January

Rockefeller Calls for Swift Passage of Children’s Health Insurance … – HNN Huntingtonnews.net

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Rockefeller Calls for Swift Passage of Children’s Health Insurance …
HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - 11 hours ago
Providing children with health insurance should not be a Democratic or Republican issue. This is about all of us, listening to the better angels of our …
Expanding Health Coverage for Children Bridges Way to Health Care … Huffington Post
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28 January

New push for child insurance – Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted by Jason D. Barrett


The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com
New push for child insurance
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 4 hours ago
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is among the new president's top priorities. That's welcome news, advocates say, as more people lose …
Rockefeller Calls for Swift Passage of Children’s Health Insurance … HNN Huntingtonnews.net
SCHIP Expansion Amounts to ‘Socialized Medicine’ Senate … CNSNews.com
Republicans oppose broader children's health bill The Associated Press
Heritage.org - Atlantic Information Services, Inc.
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27 January

Local lawmakers push health insurance for all children – MSNBC

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Local lawmakers push health insurance for all children
MSNBC - 7 hours ago
"It's hard enough to get insurance as an adult, and when you find out your children won't be covered, it's even more difficult;" mother of two, …

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26 January

Republicans oppose broader children's health bill – The Associated Press

Posted by Jason D. Barrett


Family Security Matters
Republicans oppose broader children's health bill
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers tried to slow momentum for expanding a children's health insurance program Monday by arguing that a bill in the …
Immigration Debate Roils Children's Health Bill NPR
US Senate bill could mean more for children's health insurance WLBT-TV
Miss. gov against children's health plan Jackson Clarion Ledger
Heritage.org - Great Falls Tribune
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26 January

Lawmakers look at initiative price tag – Great Falls Tribune

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Lawmakers look at initiative price tag
Great Falls Tribune, MT - 11 hours ago
AP • January 26, 2009 HELENA (AP) — Lawmakers were asked Monday to start paying for an expansion in children’s health insurance, growth that voters endorsed …

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26 January

Local lawmakers push health insurance for all children – KARE

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Local lawmakers push health insurance for all children
KARE, MN - 14 hours ago
"It's hard enough to get insurance as an adult, and when you find out your children won't be covered, it's even more difficult;" mother of two, …

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25 January

Hospital CEO has Rx for kids’ care – Youngstown Vindicator

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Hospital CEO has Rx for kids’ care
Youngstown Vindicator, OH - 14 hours ago
SCHIP is a federal program that gives matching funds to states with which to provide health insurance to children in families with incomes too high for them …
Nationalize part of children’s health care, hospital CEO urges Youngstown Vindicator
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25 January

Unmet Medical Needs Are Most Common Among Vulnerable Children – Newswise (press release)

Posted by Jason D. Barrett

Unmet Medical Needs Are Most Common Among Vulnerable Children
Newswise (press release) - 6 hours ago
Children without insurance and children without a regular source of health care are the most likely to report unmet medical needs, suggesting that …

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25 January

Obama details recovery plan – The Malaysian Insider

Posted by Jason D. Barrett


The Miami Herald
Obama details recovery plan
The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia - 4 hours ago
His plan also calls for an expansion of the child tax credit, which would provide a new tax cut to the families of more than 6 million children and increase …
Video: Obama Outlines Stimulus Plan in Address AssociatedPress
Obama recovery plan advancing through House panels The Associated Press
Obama Promotes Energy, Health Insurance in Stimulus Bloomberg
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25 January

UNC study: Help needed for disabled children – Durham Herald Sun

Posted by Jason D. Barrett


St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UNC study: Help needed for disabled children
Durham Herald Sun, NC - 21 hours ago
CHAPEL HILL — The proposed federal expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program should help improve disabled children's access to services, …
Working, yes. Poor, no. Daily Press
Child health debate has new dynamic Martinsburg Journal
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