From Deseret News archives:
Finding an SCHIP compromise
That's too bad. The ultimate goal here should be to provide insurance coverage for the children of America's working poor families. Given that both President Bush and leaders in Congress stipulate this as a goal, it ought to be possible to work out a deal.
On Thursday, the House fell just 13 votes shy of the number necessary to override the president's veto of a $35 billion expansion of the program. With the president standing firm on his position that the program should be increased no more than $5 billion over five years, middle ground looks like a fantasy. Most likely, attention will turn instead toward placating 13 "no" votes in the House so that a bill can be rammed through despite the president. That's unfortunate.
SCHIP is a federal program that actually works. It provides coverage for poor children, the most vulnerable and helpless of Americans. Their parents are not eligible for government help because they earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, and yet they either can't afford health insurance or they work for employers who won't provide it.
There are few feelings as helpless as dealing with a sick child and not having the means to get help that easily could cure the problem. Current SCHIP funding covers 6.6 million children. Surely, the nation's politicians can find a way to agree on how to expand that coverage without turning the measure into a political stalemate.
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