State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Lincoln senator wants more low-income kids' health insurance
Posted by Senator Avery on January 21, 2008 - 4:38pm in
By NANCY HICKS / Lincoln Journal Star
Thursday, Jan 10, 2008 - 07:36:27 pm CST
A bill that would provide government health insurance to more children in low-income families “is simply a small step toward making sure Nebraska children have access to health care,” said Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery.
His bill (LB818) would raise the income level cut-off so more families would qualify for the Medicaid health care program for children that the state calls Kids Connection and the federal government calls SCHIP, or State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
