Democrats Push Republicans to Buck Bush on Child Health Bill
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and ROBERT PEAR, New York Times
Republicans in New York and New Jersey are feeling intense pressure to vote to override President Bush’s veto of a bill expanding a popular health insurance program for children.

Sliming Graeme Frost
By PAUL KRUGMAN, Op-Ed, New York Times
The Graeme Frost case is a perfect illustration of the right-wing political machine at work and its reliance on character assassination.

A Battle Foreshadowing a Larger Health Care War
By ROBERT PEAR, New York Times
The fight over child health care shows how hard it will be for Democrats to sell Republicans on universal insurance.

8 States Plan to Press Bush on Health Bill
By SARAH KERSHAW, New York Times
The states, including New York, say that new rules for a federal health insurance program for poor children will force some out and leave others who would be eligible without coverage.

Democrats Build Plan to Override Health Bill Veto
By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, New York Times
Democrats and their allies mapped out a strategy to override an expected veto of a bipartisan bill providing health insurance for 10 million children, most of them in low-income families.

Senate Passes Children’s Health Plan
By ROBERT PEAR, New York Times
The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a health insurance bill for 10 million children, clearing the measure for President Bush, who said he would veto it.

Bush Threatens Veto of Child Health Bill
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, New York Times
President Bush called a popular children’s health insurance program “a step toward federalization of health care.”

Benefit Improvements for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a summary showing how the House-passed Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act legislation would change current law regarding assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

What Happened to the Insurance Coverage of Children and Adults in 2006?
Kaiser Family Foundation
A new, detailed analysis of the latest US Census Bureau data on health insurance coverage looks behind the 2.2 million increase in the number of uninsured, examining changes by age and income.

SCHIP Reauthorization: Key Questions in the Debate – A Description of New Administrative Guidance and the House and Senate Proposals
Kaiser Family Foundation
The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which covers six million low-income children today. With the release of the Census health coverage numbers, this updated brief answers key questions that explain the ongoing policy debate about this public health coverage program, which builds on Medicaid’s coverage of 28 million poor and low-income children. It includes a side-by-side of the House and Senate legislative provisions and information on the new CMS guidance.