Proposal to drop adult SCHIP coverage sooner draws ire
Saturday, November 10th, 2007WASHINGTON - The debate over expanding the children’s health insurance program has run into another battle: the coverage of adults.
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP, currently covers about 6 million people, including nearly 700,000 adults.
Negotiators in Congress who are working out details about the expansion of the decade-old initiative are considering a timetable to phase adults out of the program. (more…)