Summary
In Sacramento, the Governor called the legislature into "extraordinary session." No agreement during the regular session on a health care bill due to conflict on how to spread the costs. We'll see how extraordinary it is. But they did get in some "legislative bingo" a game where silly phrases that don't fit are slipped into speeches on the floor of both houses in the capitol. They also spent considerable time debating a ballot initiative expressing opposition to the war in Iraq. Oh, I forgot, the Legislature and an initiative have absolutely no authority to direct the course of the war in Iraq.
Many states are trying to increase coverage to include families making more than twice the poverty level, at three or four times that. But the administration won't have it - sending letters to states during the recess like thieves in the night, demanding states show they have covered over 95% of all eligible families before they consider expanding. They also want states to show that no more than 2% of the children who currently have insurance became uninsured - in any given year. What? Are we supposed to assume mom and dad dropped their private coverage to run and join CHIP? What if they lost their job? Oh, I see, that makes sense. Under-fund the program to the point that 30% of families eligible don't even know it, restrict states from expanding coverage and threaten to veto more funding. It is the circus after all.See the full content of this document
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Sick Yet?
Right now somewhere in our community, as in our nation - a child and his or her family are walking into a hospital emergency room. They are there for medical care they can't get anywhere else.
This is their visit to the family physician. Perhap...See the full content of this document
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