From Deseret News archives:
Matheson to seek expansion of children's health program
An activist in Utah is calling for $50B in federal funding
By spreading awareness about the program and the families in need, Matheson said he hopes to draw a "substantial amount" of money for the program, which provides health insurance to children in Utah.
"They can do so much better," he said, referring to Congress, during a press conference at Sugarhouse Park on Saturday.
Karen Crompton, executive director of Voices for Utah Children, said she would like to raise the $40 billion 10-year plan to $50 billion and said she would lobby as much as possible to "gain real momentum to make that happen."
Matheson also said the number of children CHIP covers, which averages 11,000 per year, needs to be increased.
CHIP covers children from working-class families that average a $40,000 or less annual household income for a family of four. Many children, however, go without health insurance because their family's income is too high to qualify for Medicaid but not enough money is come to afford private insurance.
"There's a gray middle area between the people that can apply for health care and Medicaid," Scribner said. "And I don't think any child should have to suffer."
E-mail: abreton@desnews.com
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