Medindia LOGIN REGISTER
Medindia
Advertisement

Center for Health Transformation Founder Newt Gingrich Calls on Congress to Pass a 'Clean' SCHIP Six-Month Extension

Thursday, September 20, 2007 General News
Advertisement
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 Former Speaker of theHouse and founder of the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) Newt Gingrichtold a group of conservative Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill today thatwhile he understood how important the current debate in the Congress over theState Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is to shaping the future ofhealthcare in America, he was insistent that Congress not lose sight of thehundreds of thousands of poor children currently enrolled in SCHIP and urgedthem to work to ensure that they will not lose their coverage because ofcongressional action.
Advertisement

Gingrich's remarks were made to the Conservative Opportunity Society(COS), a group of conservative, free-market oriented members of Congress whichhe helped create in the 1980's. The central topic of this morning'sdiscussion was focused on the SCHIP programs that are due to run out of moneyin more than a dozen states in just twelve days. It has been reported that ifthe Congress fails to act, health insurance coverage for hundreds of thousandsof children will likely be terminated. "The disruption in care, and the painand upheaval this will cause for families across the country would beunconscionable," Gingrich told lawmakers. "But it is also avoidable."
Advertisement

Gingrich said that Congress can and should protect these children bypassing a six-month extension of the program in its current form. The formerSpeaker advised that a "clean" six-month extension would give members ofCongress the time and opportunity to consider more carefully the future ofSCHIP and its role in providing health insurance coverage for children.

Gingrich urged the members to not let the health of America's poorestchildren fall victim to the politics and often bitter debate in Congress overhow expansive SCHIP should be.

The Center for Health Transformation (CHT) is a high-impact collaborationof private and public sector leaders committed to creating a 21st CenturyIntelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans.The Center is a for-profit, bi-partisan membership-based organization withover 90 members who participate in member meetings, collaborative workshops,training sessions and workgroups which include projects such as Georgia,Employers, Medicaid, HIT, Ending Cancer as a Cause of Death, Alzheimer's, etc.For more information, visit http://www.healthtransformation.net.

SOURCE Center for Health Transformation
Sponsored Post and Backlink Submission


Latest Press Release on General News

This site uses cookies to deliver our services.By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use  Ok, Got it. Close