President Bush drags feet on health insurance for children
The New York Times today pens a story about how efforts to expand a health insurance program for children is being stymied by President Bush.
It's about to turn into a big debate at the end of this month, officials say. Congressional Democrats say the effort created 10 years ago with bipartisan support, had improved access to care for millions of children and sharply reduced the number who were uninsured.
From the New York Times:
The seemingly uncontroversial goal of insuring more children has become the focus of an ideological battle between the White House and Congress. The fight epitomizes fundamental disagreements over the future of the nation’s health care system and the role of government.Democrats have proposed a major expansion of the program, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, to cover more youngsters with a substantial increase in federal spending.
Administration officials have denounced the Democratic proposal as a step toward government-run health care for all. They said it would speed the erosion of private insurance coverage. And they oppose two of the main ideas contemplated by Democrats to finance expanded coverage for children: an increase in the federal tobacco tax and cuts in Medicare payments to private insurance companies caring for the elderly.
Comments
It's funny how that he is dragging his feet over money when there is a Sailor who has already been declared unfit for duty but due to the Navy dragging their feet He has stayed in a hospital costing over a thousand dollars a day! They are also considering putting him in a longer term care facility even though the Navy is the reson he is in there due to the abuse he suffered while at boot camp. I wonder what Bush would think at this spending of money!!!!
Send Him home where he belongs and let him heal over what was done to him at the hands of the worlds greatest Navy.
Posted by: Brianna Webb | July 9, 2007 1:30 PM