Texas Rep. Proposes Legislation To Increase SCHIP Enrollment

... State Rep. John Davis (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a bill (HB 2049) that would ease SCHIP enrollment restrictions imposed by lawmakers in 2003, the Houston Chronicle reports. The state Legislature in 2003 passed legislation that shortened the SCHIP enrollment period from one year to six months and included a stricter asset test for SCHIP enrollment, among other changes. [click link for full article] ...