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Capito Voices Support For SCHIP In House Vote

Press Release

Date: Jan. 14, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Minors and Children Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance


Capito Voices Support For SCHIP In House Vote

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today again voiced her support for legislation to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides health coverage for low-income children in West Virginia.

“We know that quality care for our children makes them stronger adults, and I was pleased to support this bill,” she said. “We implemented the West Virginia CHIP program when I served in the state legislature and there's no question that CHIP now helps thousands of uninsured children from low-income families receive the healthcare they need.

“Yet it's vitally important that serving low-income children continues to be the top priority for this program. We must enroll eligible children who aren't currently covered by the program, before expanding the program to other groups.”

Capito has been a long-time supporter of the SCHIP program from her time in the state legislature. SCHIP provides health insurance coverage to uninsured children whose families are ineligible for Medicaid but can't afford private insurance.

Approximately 25,000 children in West Virginia currently receive coverage under SCHIP.


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