Capitol Hill SCHIP wars take to the airwaves
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, August 16, 2007
Several Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a radio and telephone call advertising campaign this week to criticize Republican lawmakers who don't want to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), reported the Washington Times.
Many national long-term care advocates, including AARP and the American Medical Association, oppose expanding the 10-year-old SCHIP, because it means taking money out of other federally funded programs, namely Medicare and Medicaid. The latest House version of SCHIP would increase spending for the program by $50 billion over five years, and House Democrats have suggested both a $0.45 increase per pack on the cigarette tax and significant cuts to the Medicare Advantage program to pay for SCHIP.
The Senate's current version of the plan calls for a $0.61-per-pack cigarette increase and no cuts to Medicare. President Bush has indicated he will veto the bill if it exceeds $30 billion, the Times reported.
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