The SCHIP Expansion Bill has Been Approved

Sorted under health on January 31, 2009

The Senate approved a bill to expand and reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program in a 66 to 32 vote and President Obama plans to sign this legislation into effect. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provides health insurance to children from low-income families who cannot afford private health care but do not qualify for federal Medicaid. SCHIP currently provides health insurance to more than 7 million children and passage of this legislation expands the program to cover 4 million more children, including for legal immigrants.

In the most blatant of terms, SCHIP provides health insurance to children of families who are stuck in the middle–Not poor enough to be considered for federal insurance, but too poor to even think of the possibility of purchasing insurance from private and major companies. It has been an unfortunate situation, to say the least, to exist in the middle of the spectrum as far as income goes, so often putting families in damned if you do, damned if you don’t positions.

Not surprisingly, this is a version of the same that had been vetoed twice by ex-President Bush because as well all know now, he and his administration was all about killing Americans whether it be restricting Americans access to health care, insurance, or in war. We have waited for quite some time, but we finally have an administration that works as hard for us as we do for them. We have an administration that genuinely cares about its people and is determined to ensure that every American is receiving what they deserve.



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