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National Catholic Leaders Call on Congress to Strengthen Child Health Insurance |
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The leaders of three national Catholic organizations have called on Congress to strengthen and expand a federal health program that provides health insurance coverage for children. In a letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), and Catholic Charities USA urged Congress to adequately fund the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) so that all children eligible for the program get health care. The SCHIP program was enacted to provide coverage to low-income children who do not qualify for Medicaid because their family income is too high, the Catholic organizations wrote. Over 4 million children have health care coverage through SCHIP. In a related action, the three national Catholic organizations, along with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men; Ladies of Charity United States of America; the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; and the Catholic schools of social work are mobilizing Catholics across the country to contact their U.S. representatives and senators on March 21 to support increased funding for children's health insurance coverage through reauthorization of SCHIP.
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