Can you sue "city hall" ...interesting story to follow regarding the hot and disputed SCHIP program...BD
Several states have sued the Bush administration over new policies governing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The suits follow broad opposition from state public health experts and congressional Democrats and Republicans who urged the administration to abandon the new policies. The suits also come as Congress attempts to reauthorize SCHIP after a presidential veto. On Oct. 1, New Jersey sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking relief from new administration policies regarding federal approval of SCHIP eligibility requirements.
The state filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. On Oct. 4, four other states sued HHS in a joint suit. Those states New York, Maryland, Illinois and Washington filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Their complaint is similar to that of New Jersey. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of HHS, announced the new policies in an Aug. 17 letter to state health officials. CMS issued the new policies to reduce the chance state plans would extend SCHIP coverage to individuals who may be eligible for private coverage. Opponents of extending SCHIP eligibility often refer to this as "crowd-out.
It's high time someone sued this president and his administration. I only wish I could do it as an individual.
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