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Week of 7.6.07
Insuring the ChildrenThis Week:
About the Show |
Understanding SCHIP |
State-by-State: Children's Health Care |
Question of the Week | Transcript
» See also NOW: Children's Health Care Showdown (11.9.07)While 45 percent of all children in the United States are receiving some form of public medical assistance, nine million children are not covered by either public or private health care. The State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, is a block grant from the federal government to cover those low-income children. Each state operates SCHIP under different local names. In Georgia, for exmaple, it's called PeachCare. But the national fund is running out of money. This week NOW investigates how SCHIP's future is caught up in a battle between those who think the government insures too many kids, and those who think it's not doing enough. Program Resources
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