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From washingtonpost.com :
Governors from both parties appealed for the Bush administration and Congress to provide more money for a health-care program that insures millions of children.
At stake is coverage for 6 million people, overwhelmingly children, as well as the hopes of many governors in tackling the challenge of uninsured working families.
State leaders met privately to discuss the State Children's Health Insurance Program at the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
Georgia and New Jersey are among 14 states expected to run out of money for the program before the next budget year begins in October, In Georgia, a shortfall could happen as soon as March.
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said he met privately with the governors but offered little hope that the administration will accept their demands.
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Posted on February 28, 2007 06:58 PM
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