The Bush administration is backing down from a threat to penalize states enrolling middle-class children in a health program intended for the poor. ...more

August 15, 2008

As families start putting together their back-to-school to-do lists, the Pasco County Health Department has joined Florida KidCare to remind parents to add one more item: health insurance for their children. Florida KidCare is the state's health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. The program offers working families access to high-quality doctors and preventative care for their children at a low cost. Started in 1998, KidCare now covers more than 250,000 children statewide. ...more

August 6, 2008

Anyone seeking evidence that Democrats are eager to pounce on any Republican officeholder might take a look at the race for Congress in Florida's District 10. ...more

July 30, 2008

After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one. ...more

June 10, 2008

House legislation that initially pitted the needs of developmentally disabled children against those of the poor now contains reforms that advocates for poor children were seeking all along. ...more

May 2, 2008

The U.S. military's health insurance program has been swindled out of more than $100 million over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals and clinics have conspired with American veterans to submit bogus claims, according to prosecutors and court records. ...more

April 24, 2008

"Experience has shown that increasing taxes on cigarettes is one of the most effective strategies for reducing the level of smoking, especially among adolescents ..." ...more

February 19, 2008

The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. Many lacking insurance, though, will have to look elsewhere. ...more

December 26, 2007

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program. ...more

December 13, 2007

It is time to move forward with renewing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to serve the neediest among us. ...more

November 13, 2007