Redesigning SCHIP to Strengthen Private Health Insurance for Working Families

July 25, 2007

The best way to ensure adequate, dependable health care for all children is to strengthen private insurance coverage and make it more affordable for lower-income working families. The reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) presents Congress with an opportunity to move in that direction. Unfortunately, the approach taken by the Senate Finance Committee—which focuses only on expanding the traditional program—will displace private insurance with government-sponsored health care coverage. (The Heritage Foundation)