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Panich52

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Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:21 PM Mar 2015

Why would Republicans go after children's health insurance?

The Hill
Why would Republicans go after children's health insurance?

"The ACA kept CHIP in place, with a provision that Congress would review CHIP in 2015. With its history of bipartisan support, supporters hoped that renewing CHIP would not become controversial. [But in] late February, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) published a discussion draft that would endanger the health of at least 1 million children enrolled in CHIP while raising costs to states.”

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Why would Republicans go after children's health insurance? (Original Post) Panich52 Mar 2015 OP
The answer is: TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #1
Even shorter: Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2015 #2

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