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October 04, 2007

State Childrens Health Insurance Program

Who is served: The State Children's Health Insurance Program, enacted in 1997, is designed to subsidize health coverage for families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance. Eligibility: Most states cap eligibility at $41,228 for a family of four. The bill would have raised that level to $61,842. Cost: The federal government now spends about $5

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Posted by Tom at October 4, 2007 05:21 PM