Versus: Is SCHIP Expansion a Step Toward Socialized Medicine?

September 19, 2007
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Authorization for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which covers more than 6 million children, is slated to end September 30. The House and Senate have have passed legislation reauthorizing and expanding the program’s funding and eligibility, but President Bush has promised to veto either bill, characterizing SCHIP expansion as "Congress's attempt to federalize medicine." In this lively debate, two health policy experts face off on whether this is a reasonable concern or empty rhetoric.

• Stan Dorn, senior research associate, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute
  Handout: "Pragmatism, Ideology, and Children's Health"
  
• Grace-Marie Turner, president and founder, Galen Institute
  Handouts: "Stay Focused on SCHIP" and "SCHIP Guidelines"
  
• Robert Reischauer, president, Urban Institute and former director, Congressional Budget Office (moderator)

Other Sources

• "Medicaid and SCHIP Participation Rates: Implications for New CMS Directive"
• "SCHIP Reauthorization: How Will Low-Income Kids Benefit under House and Senate Bills?"
• "What Happened to Health Insurance Coverage of Children and Adults in 2006?"

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