After President Bush said that uninsured “[p]eople have access to health care in America…. After all, you just go to an emergency room,” people considered him out of touch. When the president threatened to veto renewal legislation to fund child health care for children lacking insurance, and then announced rules to prevent states from expanding health coverage to uninsured children, people thought him heartless. While the president seems likely to veto recent congressional legislation expanding state child health care (SCHIP), he has come up with an alternative proposal. However, critics suggest it takes allowances from low- to moderate-income children who lack health care coverage.
President Bush’s Child Health Care Plan
Members of the Bush Administration and Republican supporters say they are encouraged by the “childish market solution” for health care they found - they consider the innovative, child-funded plan a “change agent” - and are encouraged that more money for the program seems to come in weekly.
[Hat tip for satirical inspiration to Congressional Candidate Mark Schauer who said yesterday in a radio interview, “you know, it’s not like kids can pool their allowance and buy private health savings accounts.”]
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