Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Announces Proposal To Extend Health Insurance To More Children

... A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) and Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) on Friday announced a proposal that would extend health insurance to an additional nine million U.S. children, the Chicago Tribune reports (Neikirk, Chicago Tribune, 2/16). The Healthy Kids Act of 2007 would authorize $50 billion over five years to expand SCHIP and Medicaid. [click link for full article] ...