Comments on: Bush Extends Child Health Insurance Program http://www.childinsure.com/blog/chip/bush-extends-child-health-insurance-program/ Child Insurance Blog for Parents Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:25:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://www.childinsure.com/blog/chip/bush-extends-child-health-insurance-program/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Kathy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:25:52 +0000 http://childinsure.com/blog/chip/bush-extends-child-health-insurance-program/#comment-311 <p>"The recent legislation to upgrade the SCHIP plan by Congress would have given health care to<br /> children whose family income was $80,000. The SCHIP program already covers children at 200%<br /> of the poverty level for only $5 per month which includes all medical, dental and optical.<br /> Even though it is against the rules, some 17 states are now using the money to give health care<br /> to illegal alien adults. Some are using the money for low income adults in general. In<br /> Minnesota 87% of SCHIP dollars go to care for adults. Why aren't all children in Minnesota<br /> covered if they can give 87% to care for adults?<br /> The proposed upgrade to SCHIP is not intended to help low income children, it is a blatant attempt to piecemeal a National Health Care plan for the U.S. Who will pay for it?"</p> <p>-------</p> <p>JB:</p> <p>Good info Kathy. Thanks.</p> “The recent legislation to upgrade the SCHIP plan by Congress would have given health care to
children whose family income was $80,000. The SCHIP program already covers children at 200%
of the poverty level for only $5 per month which includes all medical, dental and optical.
Even though it is against the rules, some 17 states are now using the money to give health care
to illegal alien adults. Some are using the money for low income adults in general. In
Minnesota 87% of SCHIP dollars go to care for adults. Why aren’t all children in Minnesota
covered if they can give 87% to care for adults?
The proposed upgrade to SCHIP is not intended to help low income children, it is a blatant attempt to piecemeal a National Health Care plan for the U.S. Who will pay for it?”

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JB:

Good info Kathy. Thanks.

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