SCHIP renewal turns into health care debate
Posted July 20th, 2007 by Tara Murray in Health Care PolicyWhat could have been a chance for Congress and the President to agree has instead turned into a debate on how to finance health care, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Legislation to renew the popular State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) faces a veto from President Bush, who says the proposed Senate bill is an expansion of government health care that will encourage people to forgo private coverage. Bush instead favors reforming the tax code to make private health insurance more affordable.
NPR also covers the debate.
