The News Review:
- Clinton’s Child-Health Hype
- Clinton’s Child-Health Hype
- Health Calendar
- Lack of Insurance Hits Us All
Clinton’s Child-Health Hype
OpEdNews – Mar 16, 2008
Henry Waxman, a California Democrat who was then the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee that handles health legislation, also had no recollection of Hillary Clinton weighing in. “I don’t remember the role of the [Clinton] White House,” said Waxman, who is uncommitted on this year’s presidential race. “It [the S-CHIP bill] did not originate at the White House.
Clinton’s Child-Health Hype
Baltimore Chronicle – The Baltimore Chronicle – Mar 16, 2008
Senate against initial Clinton administration opposition. Nevertheless, in debates and speeches over the past several months, Clinton has presented her S-CHIP role as proof of her key argument that the way to achieve progress in Washington is through hard work and determination. “You know, when I wasn’t successful about getting universal health care, I didn’t give up,” Clinton said during… “I just got to work and helped to create the Children’s Health Insurance Program. And, you know, today in Ohio 140,000 kids have health insurance. ”In speeches, Clinton alters her references to the S-CHIP program to cite the number of children covered in whatever state she’s in. Her story often receives warm applause and the nodding of heads. Sometimes, mothers of sick children are brought to Clinton’s campaign appearances to thank her.
Health Calendar
Washington Post – Mar 16, 2008
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Lack of Insurance Hits Us All
Washington Post – Mar 16, 2008
Lack of Insurance Hits Us All. Gomez is chief executive of Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care in the District. The clinic serves people who either have no insurance or are underinsured… The fever persisted for three or four days, then subsided. "What might have happened if her condition had been more serious? It’s something the young Guatemalan mother worries about a lot. "I feel bad because I can’t afford health care, but I can’t afford health insurance, either," said Gomez, whose newborn son, Edward, is covered by. "What am I going to do?"The fact that 47 million people — 9 million children — in this country are uninsured has been one of the top issues in the presidential campaign. Equally troubling is this statistic: The lack of health-care coverage is most acute among Hispanics and African Americans, many of whom work in low-wage jobs without benefits or are employed by small businesses that don’t offer coverage.
