Catholic Health Association Deeply Disappointed With The Administration's FY2009 Budget Proposal

Is the President Catholic...hmmmm...guess not...another non profit group who is not happy with the healthcare budget...BD

We are deeply disappointed with the Administration's FY2009 budget proposal, which outlines devastating cuts to the Medicare and Medicaid programs that would harm beneficiaries and undermine the health care safety net. With the numbers of uninsured and underinsured continuing to rise, this is no time to cut back on vital health care services that so many of our nation's vulnerable populations rely on. CHA continues to be concerned about the growing number of uninsured children, especially those eligible but not enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) due to budget limitations. While the President's proposal assumes the continuation of the program through 2013, it is unclear whether the proposal would even provide enough funding to maintain coverage for children currently enrolled in SCHIP.