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Kids' health insurance at risk

Published 08/12/07

Government-funded health insurance for 20,000 Anne Arundel County children is at risk as a deadline approaches for Congress to reauthorize the program.

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And even if Congress agrees on a new version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program by the Sept. 30 expiration date, President Bush has threatened a veto if the program is expanded.

An expansion is just what Congress is considering.

The House version that passed on Aug. 1 would boost funding from $25 billion to $75 billion over five years. The Senate version would raise funding to $60 billion over five years.

Children's health advocates said it's crucial that...

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