The left is calling on Congress to do the right thing with the CHIP program
Congress missed a Sept. 30 deadline to extend funding for The Children’s Health Insurance Program. Now they are fighting over how to fund it. A roundup of editorials Friday calls on Congress to do the right thing by these children and their families.
Opinions from the left:
1. Please Save Kids’ Health Care
From The New York Times: A bipartisan group of governors reminds legislators that CHIP isn’t just another government spending program. It’s a lifesaver.
Cost of GOP tax bill = $1.446 trillion (over 10 years)
— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) December 7, 2017
Cost of 5-years of health insurance for 9 million kids = $8.5 billion
1446/8.5 = 170.1 * 5 = 850 years
You could fund CHIP at current levels for 850 years for the cost of the GOP tax bill.
From Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Oregon): What is more important than health care for children?
For some children, CHIP funding could be life or death https://t.co/v9AA1klzQr @KyungLahCNN reports #TheLead
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 7, 2017
3. Extend children’s health insurance program
Sarasota Herald Tribune: In Florida alone, more than two million children are enrolled in the CHIP program. Many of their parents are in jobs that don’t offer subsidized insurance.
