Oct 08 2008
Children Not Being Signed Up for SCHIP
Tens of thousands of poor children aren’t getting access to more than $160 million in medical attention they’re due because of a slow-moving bureaucracy.
In June 2007, state lawmakers authorized the expansion of the entitlement program for children called South Carolina Healthy Connections Kids, which would give 60,000 more children access to a generous set of benefits for the first time.
Now, 16 months later, only 7,000 children have been signed up and a state budget meltdown could mean the rest never see the benefits.
So let’s go ahead and put the government in charge of all of our health care. Universal health care for everyone in America! After all, the government does such an effective job!
Sue Berkowitz is outraged.
“Nothing is more compelling than to get kids on this program, especially at this time,” said Berkowitz, an advocate and director of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. “These families really need the help.”
I agree. These children do need help. That’s why I fully support telling the parents of these children to get off their asses, stop making excuses, accept some responsibility, and start acting like parents and provide for their kids.
