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Senate Democrats Roll Out
Children's Medical Program
By Spencer Rich
dren under 18," Kennedy said. "It's sound
economics."
Washington Post Staff Writer
The Clinton administration, according to?
Senate Democrats yesterday put an esti-
some sources, would give states $750 mil-
mated $3 billion to $4 billion annual price tag
lion a year to expand health coverage to chil-?
on new legislative initiatives they are rolling
dren through vouchers, tax credits or other
out to provide medical coverage to uninsured
approaches the individual states come up
children.
with.
The proposals, which would extend cover-
In addition, the administration would also
age to an estimated 10 million children with-
try to get more children who are eligible, but
out it, are being billed by Democratic leaders
not enrolled, in Medicaid to sign up. Unem-
as one of their top legislative priorities this
ployed workers and their families also would
session.
be extended medical coverage under Clin-
Either through vouchers or tax credits,
ton's plan, at an estimated cost of about $2
the two bills being introduced would target
billion a year.
children whose parents fall between the
How far the proposals will get with the
cracks: They make too much money to quali-
Republicans, however, is still unclear. An
fy for Medicaid, but too little to afford their
aide to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
own insurance.
(R-Miss.) said there is likely to be resistance.
At a Senate news conference, Senate Mi-
to any approach that gives families vouchers
nority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.)
to buy insurance.
laid out one approach to children's health
care that would give federal tax credits to
That, she said, may be seen as creating a.
new federal entitlement.
lower- and moderate-income families to help
them buy insurance. Sen. Edward M. Kenne-
An aide to Sen. John H. Chafee (R-R.I.)₁
dy (D-Mass.) presented an alternative ap-
said several Republicans are considering
proach that would provide vouchers for fami-
their own tax credit approach to children's
lies to buy insurance. It would cover families
health, as well as ways to expand Medicaid;
with incomes up to 300 percent of the pover-
to cover more children.
ty line. For a family of four, the current pov-
The public's views seem to be mixed. Ac-
erty line stands at about $16,000.
cording to a poll released yesterday by the
Stung by the collapse of the mass health
Kaiser Family Foundation, health care con-
care reform attempted in President Clinton's
cerns are not a high priority among voters,
first term, the Democratic leadership is fo-
but the health reform most favored is cover-
cusing now on children's health as part of a
age for children, by a wide margin.
scaled-down, incremental approach to re-
Earlier this week, officials of some of the
forming the nation's health system. Their
nation's biggest health organizations, includ-
goal is to repeat the success of last year,
ing insurance giant Humana Inc., came out in
when Kennedy joined then-Sen. Nancy Lan-
favor of some form of advancing coverage
don Kassebaum (R-Kan.) in obtaining an in-
for children, although they stopped short of
cremental health bill that made it easier for
endorsing the Democratic proposals.
people who change jobs or have a preexisting
"We'll need some federal legislation that
health condition to buy insurance.
makes resources available
to solve chil-
"Our proposals will make private health in-
dren's problems," David Jones of Humana
surance affordable and accessible for all chil-
said
The Washington Post
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1997|
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