http://themiddleclass.org/taxonomy/term/20 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://themiddleclass.org/bill/children039s-health-insurance-program-reauthorization-act-2007-revised-bill <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zge2eGygYhg "><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zge2eGygYhg &rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Number of children who would have health care coverage by 2012 if this legislation passes who would otherwise be uninsured: <a href="//www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7714.pdf"><strong>3.9 million</strong></a></p> <p>Increase in the number of uninsured children between 2005 and 2006:<a href="http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf"><strong> 611,000</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of uninsured children who saw a doctor for a medical check up, emergency care, or any other reason during the previous year: <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10503"><strong>51</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of insured children who saw a doctor in that time: <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10503"><strong>76</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports:</strong> SCHIP has been highly successful at reducing the number of uninsured children, but a lack of funding has limited its reach, leaving 9 million American children uninsured in 2006. The shortfall has consequences, not only for children’s individual health and well-being, but for society as a whole, which bears the cost of preventable emergency room visits from children who never got preventive care. By renewing SCHIP and expanding it to more low- and middle-income children, this bill offers children a healthy start in life.</p> <p>Steeply rising costs over the past several years have made health coverage unaffordable, not only for the poor, but also for a growing number of middle-class families. Since 2000, <a href="http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/upload/7528.pdf ">the premium that the average American employee pays for health coverage has risen more than 83 percent, increasing more than four times faster than wages.</a> At the same time, more employers are dropping insurance plans entirely, and coverage is even more expensive for Americans who must purchase it themselves on the open market. Being able to take a child to the doctor for regular check-ups and immunizations is fundamental to a middle-class standard of living.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/health.htm ">Health Policy page,</a> with an SCHIP subsection </p> <p><a href="http://www.kff.org/medicaid/schipresources.cfm">“Foundation Resources on the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the Debate on Its Reauthorization,”</a> from the Kaiser Family Foundation</p> <p><a href="http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/SCHIP-101.pdf ">“SCHIP 101:What Is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and How Does It Work?”</a> from Families USA</p> </div> </div> </div> Health Care Medicaid Sales taxes SCHIP Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:08:54 -0500 atraub 94 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/children039s-health-insurance-program-reauthorization-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O8YtzzZmR78"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O8YtzzZmR78&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Number of children who would have health care coverage by 2012 if this legislation passes who would otherwise be uninsured: <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/86xx/doc8655/hr976.pdf"><strong>3.8 million</strong></a></p> <p>Increase in the number of uninsured children between 2005 and 2006:<a href="http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf"><strong> 611,000</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of uninsured children who saw a doctor for a medical check up, emergency care, or any other reason during the previous year: <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10503"><strong>51</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of insured children who saw a doctor in that time: <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10503"><strong>76</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports:</strong> SCHIP has been highly successful at reducing the number of uninsured children, but a lack of funding has limited its reach, leaving 9 million American children uninsured in 2006. The shortfall has consequences, not only for children’s individual health and well-being, but for society as a whole, which bears the cost of preventable emergency room visits from children who never got preventive care. By renewing SCHIP and expanding it to more low- and middle-income children, this bill offers children a healthy start in life.</p> <p>Steeply rising costs over the past several years have made health coverage unaffordable, not only for the poor, but also for a growing number of middle-class families. Since 2000, <a href="http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/upload/7528.pdf ">the premium that the average American employee pays for health coverage has risen more than 83 percent, increasing more than four times faster than wages.</a> At the same time, more employers are dropping insurance plans entirely, and coverage is even more expensive for Americans who must purchase it themselves on the open market. Being able to take a child to the doctor for regular check-ups and immunizations is fundamental to a middle-class standard of living.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/should_families_with_glass_cab.html" target="_blank">Should Families With Glass Cabinets Be Denied Health Insurance for Their Kids? SCHIP and the Story of its 12-year-old Spokesman</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/health.htm ">Health Policy page,</a> with an SCHIP subsection </p> <p><a href="http://www.kff.org/medicaid/schipresources.cfm">“Foundation Resources on the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the Debate on Its Reauthorization,”</a> from the Kaiser Family Foundation</p> <p><a href="http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/SCHIP-101.pdf ">“SCHIP 101:What Is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and How Does It Work?”</a> from Families USA</p> </div> </div> </div> Health Care Medicaid Sales taxes SCHIP Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:16:52 -0400 atraub 57 at http://themiddleclass.org