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Rep. Martin Heinrich Discusses SCHIP with Local Medical Experts

Press Release

Date: Jan. 24, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Health Insurance Family


Rep. Martin Heinrich Discusses SCHIP with Local Medical Experts

Today U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich (D-NM) hosted a roundtable with leading medical experts to discuss the importance of reauthorizing and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). On January 14th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize and expand SCHIP by a vote of 289-139 and Rep. Heinrich voted in favor of the legislation.

"While SCHIP currently provides health insurance to some 15,000 New Mexico children, there are still literally tens of thousands of low income children in our state who have no insurance and no access to quality health care. This is unacceptable," said Rep. Heinrich. "Reauthorizing SCHIP is the change American public wants and the change our children deserve."


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