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Also at the event, David Morse, senior vice president, Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation, will discuss new research recently released by the Foundationillustrating the success of MIChild and the number of Michigan's children whocould be at risk of losing their coverage if the program is not reauthorizedand properly funded.
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Signed into law in 1997, SCHIP provides states with federal funds todesign a health insurance program for vulnerable children. States determineeligibility rules, benefit packages and payment levels. Most kids enrolled inthe programs have parents who work, but they either aren't offered healthinsurance through their jobs, or can't afford the coverage that is offered.
In less than two months, the State Children's Health Insurance Programwill expire. President Bush, governors and members of Congress are currentlydebating how much money to devote to kids' coverage. If Congress and the WhiteHouse do not reauthorize and provide sufficient funding for SCHIP, childrenwho desperately need health insurance will go without coverage.
This event is a part of Cover the Uninsured, a non-partisan effort led bythe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to secure health coverage for allAmericans. For information on SCHIP, go to http://www.CoverTheUninsured.org.What: Press Conference: SCHIP Re-Authorization Michigan leaders voice support for SCHIP reauthorization. Who: -- Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor -- Dr. Herman Gray, President & CEO, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan -- David Morse, Senior VP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Michelle and LaYonna McCullough, MIChild family -- Dr. Ronald Davis, President, American Medical Association -- Michael Duggan, President and CEO, Detroit Medical Center -- Dr. John (Joe) Schwarz, Former US Congressman, State of Michigan Where: DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien (on Brush Mall) Detroit, MI 48201 When: Wednesday, August 15 at 10:00 AM
SOURCE Cover the Uninsured
