Limited expansions for kids' coverage draw muted praise

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Pres Clinton's 1998 fiscal year budget contains proposals for extending health care coverage to uninsured children. Clinton's proposal would reduce the number of uninsured children from 10,000,000 to 5,000,000 by providing health care coverage to workers between jobs and low-income adolescents, through partnership grants with states, by allowing states to offer 12-month eligibility coverage and via Medicaid outreach. Interest groups are offering modest praise for the proposals.

National Health Insurance, Finance

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Kudos, concerns for kids' insurance law

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The legislation enacted by Congress earmarking $24 billion for children's health insurance coverage over a five-year period gives the states great leeway for spending $4 billion of the total appropriation under the Medicaid program. The $4 billion can be used to restore health insurance for children denied coverage under the welfare reform act. The other $20 billion will be used to finance the state's own children's health insurance coverage programs.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Health aspects, Children, Health insurance, Child health, Health care reform

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Early retiree coverage in doubt: questions surround cost of expanding Medicare

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President Clinton's proposal to provide Medicare coverage to uninsured early retirees has generated debate among policymakers and interest groups. Proponents of the plan point out that it would make health insurance accessible to a very vulnerable group, but opponents fear that it could further threaten the Medicare system's financial stability.

Health Care Services, Analysis, Medical care, Medical policy, Health policy, Medicare

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