Congressional Digest

Excerpt

(Excerpted from Congressional Digest, October 2007)

Children’s health, an issue that usually inspires bipartisan
cooperation, has become one of the most contested issues
on this year’s congressional agenda.
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
— widely considered a success — is set to expire on September
30, 2007. The program was created in 1997 to insure children
in families who have too much income to qualify for
Medicaid and too little to afford private insurance.
At least 9 million children nationwide
remain uninsured, even though they are eligible
for SCHIP or…