Plan to Expand SCHIP not going away

A blog at the Baltimore Sun reports that the plan to expand SCHIP may be coming soon. House majority leader, Hoyer, said the democrats could bring the bill back to the floor as early as next week. While republicans believe that a compromise must be met, Hoyer suggested that the main difference will be better salesmenship.

Also The Hill reports about the concerns the republicans have with SCHIP and how the democrats plan to address these issues. Among the concerns was the idea that families making as much as $83,000 could get health insurance for their children, but this was proposed only by the state of New York. Other concerns are addressed in this article.

The reason for the income level in New York, is most likely because of the cost of private family health insurance in the state. We'll see in the near future if they decide to compromise or not, or if the democrats can do a better job selling the bill to the republicans.

The democrats better have a good case. Are they assuming the republicans did not already know these things? Can they really sell them this time? This time when the republicans and democrats mingle, I suggest they come to an agreement, rather than wasting our time.

UPDATE...

Reuters reported about the changes to the bill. The price tag is still the same. However here are the new changes. While the old version did not allow illegal aliens, the new version requires more rigorous background checks. Coverage would not be offered to children of families with income three times over federal poverty rate. It also declares benefits to childless adults will be phased out within a year.