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SCHIP has been successful overall, should be expanded says new health care opinion leaders survey
04-23-2007 · EurekAlert!As the debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) heats up in Washington, a new survey of leaders in health policy and health care finds that large majorities feel the program has been successful in increasing access to health care for low income children (71 percent) and in reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income children (65 percent).
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