Child Health Insurance Stalls in Congress
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If anything looked like a sure thing in the new Congress, it was that lawmakers would renew, and probably expand, the popular, decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program before it expires this year.
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A US watchdog group warned Thursday that six states face cutbacks in health insurance for uninsured, low-income children next year unless Congress acts.
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Children can now stay on their parentsÂ health insurance plans well into their 20Âs in a growing number of states.
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Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expand a health care program for children in low-income families and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it.
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Supporters of a childrenâs health insurance bill failed, as expected, to muster enough support in the House today to override President Bushâs veto.
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday  said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a  health-care program for children in low-income families,  setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush  who has vowed to veto it.
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President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Friday of wasting time by passing legislation to expand children's health coverage, knowing that he would veto it again. At the same time, he criticized Congress for failing to approve spending bills to keep the government running.
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Senate Democrats are cutting back on their proposed expansion of a health insurance program for children, a Republican lawmaker involved in the discussions said Tuesday.
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The Bush administration, engaged in a battle with Congress over whether a popular children's health insurance program should be expanded, has announced new policies that will make it harder for states to insure all but the lowest-income children.
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ATLANTA -- Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.
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The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for enrolees, but others may be out of luck
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President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program
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A bill to extend insurance for children by $35 billion faces a likely veto.
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Health insurance for children and college loan help are priorities in Congress this fall.
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Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a revised bill to expand health insurance for needy children, hopeful they will muster enough support to override another possible veto by President George W. Bush.
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President Bush called a popular childrenâs health insurance program âa step toward federalization of health care.â
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In a deepening conflict with the White House, Democrats pushed a revised children's health bill through the House on Thursday but lacked the votes to overcome a threatened second straight veto by President Bush.