If the SCHIP program is such good insurance for middle class kids, the Congresscritters and the staff of those who vote for it ought to be required to sign their children up for it.

FYI, the SCHIP program is basically the same as Medicaid -- full of red tape and restrictions on providing quality care.  There's lots of clinics that don't take it, or severely limit access to care by one means or another.  This is likely to get worse if SCHIP passes in it's current format.

Putting more folks into the Medicaid treadmill is only going to make it harder for the truly needy on Medicaid to get timely care as the middle class starts cutting in line for their care. 

Making it harder for needy kids to get care isn’t compassionate, it’s nuts...

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