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Health insurance for all children
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By Debra Hart, Commerce City
Every 47 seconds another child is born without health insurance — 1,839 each day. More than one in seven children in Colorado are uninsured, a rate that is even higher than the national average. We must provide all Colorado children with the health and mental health care they need to lead healthy lives and realize their full potential in school and life.
Americans support health insurance for all uninsured children. In a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, more than 80 percent of Americans would said they favor expanding government-sponsored health insurance to cover all uninsured children even if it meant paying more in taxes.
Solutions to the Issues: The All Healthy Children Act guarantees all uninsured children and pregnant women the health coverage they need.
In the next few months, Congress must reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). During this reauthorization process, Congress should at least:
Guarantee all children and pregnant women health coverage and access to timely health care regardless of where they live;
Give children and pregnant women all medically necessary services to ensure they survive and thrive;
Simplify and streamline enrollment so it’s easy for children and pregnant women to get health coverage and keep it.
Encourage the newspaper to educate and update its readers on this issue and to use the voice of its editorial page to persuade Members of Congress to support legislation that will guarantee all of the nine million uninsured children — not just some — comprehensive coverage through a simplified health care system.
There's already a clinic for children and adults in Commerce City..a Mexican clinic, very few Americans. Last year they RMN had a two page article , with clinic staff going door to door ..letting people know the clinic was available. Lots of pre-natal care going on there.( Anchor babies )..and SUV's and new cars parked out there. The sister -clinic
in Thornton got shut down a few years ago..they drained the Medicaide.. Then got refunded..and they're back in business..seeing that anchor babies survive and thrive. What thay should stress is birth control.
Aww yes, another special interest group looking for a handout. How about this... you keep your legs closed and I won't have to pony up the costs for you being careless... sound good?
How about taking personal responsibility for your life and stop waiting for handouts of other people's money? Naw, that would be responsible and we can't have that now, can we....
Posted by Dravur on July 10, 2007 08:04 PMI have 2 children. They were planned. I would have never had children if I didn't have insurance and could not provide for them.
If people don't have insurance and can't provide for them, maybe they should think twice about having children.
Being a parent means being able to provide a healthy, happy childhood.It does not mean have children and expect others to pay for them.
That is a reality check.If you can't provide for them don't have them.