Children will have to wait and be uninsured for a year to qualify? BD
If health professionals thought that the Bush administration's stance on federal health insurance assistance for children was abysmal, it's about to get much worse. Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said that the Bush administration's new guidelines will mean children may have to be uninsured for at least one year before they can enroll in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. In Mississippi, the number of citizens lacking health insurance is rising, which would mean a heavier burden on federal and state programs for low-income residents. The number of uninsured in this state rose 24 percent from 2005 to 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A total of 600,000 people - a fifth of the state's population - were without insurance in 2006, up from 483,000. But, more ominously, the number of uninsured children increased 72 percent, from 85,000 to 146,000.
Health insurance: Figures getting more dismal -The Clarion-Ledger- Real Mississippi
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