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Poor Children and Neurological Health

We all know that the United States is not always the land of opportunity that our grade school textbooks made it out to be. Those at the bottom rungs of society often lack adequate education and nutrition not to mention...

Posted by Justin Krebs on February 19, 2008 12:54 PM

Tags: Children's health Paul Krugman Poverty
Bush's Veto: A Good Idea

Some of us may not understand what Bush has against SCHIP...but Lee Camp from Laughing Liberally can explain why children's healthcare is a bad idea. He originally shot this right after the veto, but given the House is tackling it...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 29, 2007 4:33 PM

Tags: Children's health Laughing Liberally SCHIP
Healthcare for Children

Congress showed us some spine: they passed SCHIP again, defying the almost inevitable threat of a veto. It's not about changing the President's mind. It's about keeping the issue on the radar of the American public long enough to change...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 26, 2007 9:34 AM

Tags: Bush Children's health Congress SCHIP veto
Conservatives: May We Suggest Reading Material As You Clutch Your Now Sore Throat After Screaming "Socialized Medicine"

Families USA is just awesome. I know it sounds like we have to say that because they're a partner organization, but they seriously are - there's a reason we and our customers contribute to them. Exhibit T (for truth) in...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 16, 2007 1:53 PM

Tags: Children's health Families USA healthcare SCHIP
Bush to Kids: "Drop Dead."

Words simply fail me. Although it was widely expected, this morning President Bush vetoed legislation that would allow states to expand their State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP) and cover more lower- and middle-income kids. This would have resulted, according...

Posted by Will Easton on October 3, 2007 8:11 AM

Tags: Bush Children's health health care SCHIP
Do It for the Children...I Mean the Executives

What can one say to a President that opposes the easy expansion of health coverage for children? Yesterday, I could do nothing but groan and wail at the Administration's proactive steps to prevent states from responsibly taking care of their...

Posted by Justin Krebs on August 22, 2007 10:14 AM

Tags: Bush Children's health humor video
Leave No Child Insured

Arrrrrrrrrgggghhhhh! The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children�s Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children...

Posted by Justin Krebs on August 21, 2007 11:04 AM

Tags: Children's health Families USA healthcare

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