Plainsman
Rear Admiral
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2006
- Messages
- 4,062
Schip
"...Schip was created as a program that needs to be reauthorized every decade; the House plan makes it a permanent entitlement. Schip was supposed to help the uninsured; the House plan is consciously designed to "crowd out" private coverage and replace it with federal welfare. The bill goes so far as to offer increasing "bonus payments" to states as they enroll more people in their Schip programs. To grease the way, the bill re-labels "children" as anyone under 25, and "low income" as up to 400% above the poverty level, or $82,600 for a family of four.
As if this all weren't blunt enough, the House's Schip bill also includes a new tax on private insurance policies..... "
Since when is $82K poverty? And why have this available up to the age of 25? I thought at 18 a person was considered an adult. Just another lib way to screw the elderly out of health care.
"...Schip was created as a program that needs to be reauthorized every decade; the House plan makes it a permanent entitlement. Schip was supposed to help the uninsured; the House plan is consciously designed to "crowd out" private coverage and replace it with federal welfare. The bill goes so far as to offer increasing "bonus payments" to states as they enroll more people in their Schip programs. To grease the way, the bill re-labels "children" as anyone under 25, and "low income" as up to 400% above the poverty level, or $82,600 for a family of four.
As if this all weren't blunt enough, the House's Schip bill also includes a new tax on private insurance policies..... "
Since when is $82K poverty? And why have this available up to the age of 25? I thought at 18 a person was considered an adult. Just another lib way to screw the elderly out of health care.