Press Releases

CCF Reviews Contents of SCHIP Reauthorization Bill

WASHINGTON — The compromise legislation on the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program approved by Congress would set SCHIP on a solid path over the next 10 years, according to an analysis released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The legislation would allow states to continue their efforts to […]

Statement on the SCHIP Conference Agreement

Cindy Mann, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, issued the following statement on the release of a State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) conference agreement. Putting America’s children first, House and Senate negotiators have produced a SCHIP conference agreement that will ensure that millions more children have the health care […]

The Number of Uninsured Children Hits New High

WASHINGTON — After years of success in covering more of America’s children, new Census Bureau data released today show that the number of uninsured children has increased for the second consecutive year and has hit a new high, according to the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. In 2006, the number of uninsured children […]

Statement on the Senate’s and House’s Approval of SCHIP Bills

Children were well served by their political leaders this week. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate voted to approve legislation to reauthorize the SCHIP program and ensure that millions more of America’s children will have the health care coverage that they need. Read the Full Statement

Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman’s SCHIP Bill

Cindy Mann, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, issued the following statement on the release of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman’s bill […]

New Poll Findings: Americans Strongly Support Extending SCHIP to More Children

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of American voters strongly support extending State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage to more uninsured children, according to a nationwide poll released today by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. This is the first poll to ask voters about much debated issues –– such as covering parents and […]