CMA Criticizes Presidential Veto Of Health Insurance For Children Of Working Poor
The California Medical Association criticized President Bush’s veto of a bill to extend health coverage to children, calling the move a huge setback for access to health care for millions of children. The congressional bill called for increased tobacco taxes to fund an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), allocating $60 billion over five years to cover an estimated 9 million to 10 million children, an increase from about 6 million now enrolled.
