New SCHIP Poll and Article
by Randy
October 16th, 2007
USA Today last night reported findings of a joint survey conducted with Gallup on the issue of SCHIP. According to the poll, a majority of Americans (52 percent) believe “most [SCHIP] benefits should go to children in families earning less than 200% of the federal poverty level – about $41,000 for a family of four. Only 40% said benefits should go to families earning up to $62,000…”
Another article worth reading is from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The article, “SCHIP scheme: Don’t use children as pawns,” addresses many of the concerns that I and many of my colleagues have with the SCHIP bill as it is currently written.
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October 17th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Claims by the President that this bill raises the CHIP eligibility level to $83,000 (400 percent of the federal of the poverty level) in annual income are unambiguously false. There isn’t a single state in the country with such a high eligibility level. One state, New York, wanted to set the eligibility standard at that level, but its request to do so was denied by the Administration.
The vast majority of the 3.8 million children who will gain coverage under this bill—more than 75%—have incomes below twice the poverty level. That’s $41,300 for a family of four.
- Jeremiah: Dundee, NY