The Children’s Health Insurance Program-SCHIP (H.R.2)/Vote to agree to accept amendments the Senate made in the bill which expands insurance coverage to children and pregnant women.
house Roll Call 50
Feb 04, 2009
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The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was originated in the 1990’s to help states provide health insurance to lower income families with children. The program was designed to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest, but too high to qualify for Medicaid. Studies had shown that the number of uninsured children had risen even after SCHIP was enacted. This legislation was designed to expand the program to cover far more children and pregnant women, including legal immigrants without a waiting period. Previous legislative attempts to expand funding for the program had passed, but they did not become law because former President Bush vetoed them. President Obama had promised to sign the legislation if it passed. |
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