Did the SCHIP bill try to expand to $35 billion or extend coverage to families making $83,000 a year?

Question

Exactly what did the bill try to propose?

After vetoing it, what did Bush propose?

Answer 1

The $35 billion figure is true but expanding coverage to families making $83,000 a year is a lie circulated by opponents of the bill. Most of what you hear from the opposition to the bill are half truths, innuendos and outright lies. I can say this with confidence because I have taken the time to do the research long before the bill was brought to vote. Use Google, read more than one of the replies you get.

Answer 2

What's interesting is that the bill, while funded largely by the Federal govt, gives the decison making to the states, something conservative Republicans normally cherish. But when Democrats are behind a proposal, even when it involves helping kids, these same Republicans-many of them, but especially the current Prez-start whining about dollars.

Answer 3

The bill tried to expand coverage to families making over $82,000, it expanded coverage to people up to age 26, it would cost $35 billion more than the current program.

Answer 4

The bill itself is to long and complicated to try to explain everything that was tacked on. The link below gives the whole bill.

To answer the first, both.
And much more including making single childless adults up to the age of 25 eligible for healthcare as children from the government.

Answer 5

They tried to expand the bill so that every child in a family that makes $83000 or less per year would qualify for coverage. Additionally they wanted to expand the age range to include everyone 25 and under.

Answer 6

It left income restrictions to the states. New York had the highest, since they have the highest cost of living. In some cases, families in New York with incomes that high would qualify for some assistance, for example in the case of a catastrophic illness, but it would be rare. This has been deliberately exaggerated by the opponents of the bill. Basically the bill uses a variety of strategies to ensure that all American children will have access to health care. How do you argue with that?

Answer 7

It proposed spending a fraction of the dollars we are currently throwing at a lost war on keeping American Children healthier.

What the hell were we thinking?!