Failure to Reauthorize SCHIP Poses Threat to California Children and Community Clinics
Posted on: Thursday, 18 October 2007, 15:00 CDT
The California Primary Care Association (CPCA), which represents over 700 community clinics and health centers in California, issued the following statement today regarding the Congressional vote to override the President's veto of H.R. 976 -- the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill.
"We are extremely disappointed by the outcome of today's House vote which failed to garner enough Republican support to override President Bush's veto of SCHIP reauthorization," said Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of CPCA. "As California's safety net providers, we believe that all children should be covered by health insurance, and this bill would have allowed our state to move one step closer toward achieving that goal."
"As it stands now, with the prospect of Congress being forced to extend the SCHIP program month-by-month at current funding levels, California's Healthy Families program could run out of money next year and be forced to disenroll hundreds of thousands of children. Congress and the President's failure to reauthorize SCHIP could also be detrimental to California's community clinics who could soon be forced to bear the weight of caring for thousands more of our state's uninsured children."
If you would like to interview Carmela Castellano-Garcia about the impact of the SCHIP veto on California's children, please contact Chris Patterson at 916.440.8170.
About CPCA
California Primary Care Association (CPCA) is the statewide leader and recognized voice representing the interests of California community clinics and health centers and their patients. CPCA represents more than 700 not-for-profit community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) who provide comprehensive, quality health care services, particularly for low-income, uninsured and underserved Californians, who might otherwise not have access to health care.
Source: Business Wire
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