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Critical of Critical

By Matthew Holt Like legions of other wonks when I discovered that Tom Daschle was going to be Obama’s point guy on health care, I sent off for a copy of his book Critical. It’s a fast and easy read,...
December 31, 2008 in Matthew Holt, Policy, Policy/Politics, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (47)

A glimpse of what might have been: Palin announces Alaska health goals

By Sarah Arnquist Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced plans last week to improve Alaskans' health. Palin supports expanding Denali Health, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, to families earning twice the federal poverty level. Expanding the program would make an...
December 8, 2008 in Palin, Policy/Politics, Sarah Arnquist, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (5)

Some good news in health care, really

By Jocelyn Guyer Even as the economy has fallen into an abyss and I find myself with distressing frequency discussing with people whether Levi Johnston really loves Bristol Palin, it turns out that there is actually some good news out...
September 25, 2008 in Policy, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (5)

Where does Sarah Palin stand on children’s health coverage?

By Jocelyn Guyer The entire country now has heard about how Sarah Palin and her husband knew in advance that their son, Trig Palin, would be born with Down Syndrome. The Palins also must have known that they would have...
September 4, 2008 in Election 08, Policy/Politics, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (23)

California kids may face triple whammy, leading to more uninsured

By Sarah Arnquist After years of seeing decreasing numbers of uninsured children, California is poised to go the other direction. For years, child enrollment in private health insurance plans decreased as companies scaled back on health care costs by increasing...
July 24, 2008 in California, Policy, Sarah Arnquist, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (2)

UPDATE: Medicare, SCHIP and Kids by Maggie Mahar

Last night the Senate voted 68 to 31 to renew and expand the State Children'€™s Health Insurance Program SCHIP). A day earlier the House voted 225-204, largely along party lines, to approve a larger expansion of the SCHIP program. As...
August 3, 2007 in Maggie Mahar, Medicare Advantage, SCHIP | Permalink | Comments (2)