Tag Archives: SCHIP

Giving Hillary Credit for SCHIP

Posted on March 18, 2008

One of Clinton’s signature claims has come under fire from political foes, quoted by the Boston Globe, who say she doesn’t deserve credit for expanding federal health insurance for millions of children. We review the record and conclude that she deserves plenty of credit, both for the passage of the SCHIP legislation and for pushing outreach efforts to translate the law into reality.
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Bush’s False Claims About Children’s Health Insurance

Posted on September 21, 2007 , Updated on September 24, 2007

Summary President Bush gave a false description of proposed legislation to expand the 10-year-old federal program to provide health insurance for children in low-income working families. He said it "would result" in covering children in families with incomes up to $83,000 per year, which isn’t true. The Urban Institute estimated …
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