Advocates push for universal health care in several states
Advocates press for a single payer system as costs rise and political support wanes. About 18 state legislatures consider bills with California and Vermont witnessing heated debate. In Ohio doctors and union leaders mobilize signatures to place a ballot measure next year amid industry opposition and concerns over innovation.
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Larry Levitt
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SCHIP funding could face shortfalls in several states
A Congressional Research Service report warns that six to fourteen states may exhaust their federal SCHIP funds in 2006 and twelve to twenty states in 2007 with growing enrollment. Congress may inject more money or revise funding formulas to avert coverage gaps for 6.1 million children, amid a rising funding gap of 4.1 to 6.8 billion over the two years.
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Congressional Research Service
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Treasury
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Grassley
Iowa
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