Dole: SCHIP plan doesn’t make sense
Friday, September 28th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
Submitted by bkrueger on September 27, 2007 - 4:06pm.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole says the current expansion plans for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (pronounced Ess-CHIP) don’t make good sense.
“First of all, I’m supporting extending the current program for 18 months, because I’m strong supporter of SCHIP and think it’s a good program and don’t want political fights to hurt continued coverage for North Carolina children,” she said.
But, she says, there are flaws in the current bill before the Senate: It would cover adults. It would move children from private insurance to government rolls, she said. It would cost an additional $35 billion over five years. And it relies on a tobacco tax, which she said would hurt growers and industry in North Carolina. (more…)
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