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Thursday, July 26, 2007

House SCHIP Markup Proceeding

After some delay, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is now marking up the SCHIP reauthorization and expansion. Some resources on the bill:

• A summary of the chairman's mark
• A section-by-section analysis
• CBO's preliminary score
• Families USA's chart that compares the House bill with the Senate version.

Want more? Well, check out this American Prospect article, which says the House bill will insure 1 million more kids than the House version. CBO estimates that there are 5.4 million kids who are eligible for SCHIP but aren't on the program. The House bill would therefore provide funding for nearly all of them.