Greg Mankiw hosted a brief back-and-forth about the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and how it will be renewed. First, the President’s position.
We think the “C” in SCHIP stands for “children”. Over the past several years, adults have been added to SCHIP. Some were parents of kids with health insurance, others [...]
State Children’s Health Insurance Program. It’s a program created by Congress to provide health insurance for children whose parents are too poor for private insurance, but too rich for Medicaid. It’s set to expire at the end of this month and Congress is fighting with President Bush over the terms of its renewal.
The House wants [...]