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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: children's health care

children's health care stories: 27 news summaries

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Scary Surge
in Kid Food Allergies

Peanut allergies in young children
doubled in 5 years

Oct 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Behind the fear of life-threatening peanut allergies stand astounding statistics: between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies doubled in children under the age of 5. Other childhood food allergies are also skyrocketing, with allergists seeing more children with multiple sensitivities that seem to be lingering longer than they did in the... More »

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banned foods • children • food safety • allergy • childbirth • children's health care

War Has Just Begun on Kids Health Care

Vote will be replayed in campaign ads, frame debate: Salon

Oct 20, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the vote to override President Bush's veto of a children's health insurance bill failed in the House this week, it marked a campaign watershed, Salon's Walter Shapiro writes, predicting that it will be replayed endlessly in attack ads as congressional races heat up. The lines are drawn: Democrats will... More »

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children • SCHIP • children's health care • Election 2008

GOP Struggles to Regain
the Offensive

Children's health veto, spate of retirements damage Republican image

Oct 14, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - GOP lawmakers admitted to low morale when they met with Bush the other day, the New York Times reports. A spate of retirements, and bad PR over Bush's stance on children's health care, have recently stung the party. “The president has let the debate on health care down by... More »

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Congress • Republican • Democratic Congress • children's health care • Ralph Regula

White House Ready to Deal on Kids' Health

Leavitt says he'll work with Democrats
on insurance bill

Oct 7, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House will work with Democrats toward a compromise on children's health insurance, Health Secretary Michael Leavitt said today. "If it takes more money, we'll put it up," he said, though he didn't specify how much. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is trying to get the 14 GOP votes... More »

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health care • health care costs • SCHIP • health care reform • children's health care • Mike Leavitt • health secretary

Bush Vetoes Child Health Bill

Plan has two-thirds majority in Senate, but not in House

Oct 3, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today struck down a bipartisan compromise to expand a federal initiative providing care for children whose parents can’t afford it, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bush called the bill too costly, and said he would rather renew the current plan for five years; Democrats are unenthused, and... More »

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Congress • health insurance • Democratic Congress • SCHIP • children's health care

House Passes
Children's Health
Insurance Bill

Bush to veto measure despite GOP support

Sep 26, 07 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill to boost spending on children's health insurance by $35 billion sailed through the House yesterday 265-159, despite President Bush's repeated threats to veto it. The Senate is likely to approve the bill next week. The bill would increase the current children's health insurance program by $7 billion a... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • health care industry • universal health care • health care reform • children's health care

Bush Rejects Plan to Expand Health Care for Kids

Prez rejects bipartisan bill despite pleas from Republican senators

Jul 19, 07 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush rebuffed a health care compromise yesterday that would expand a program that provides coverage to poor children. The Senate's bipartisan proposal would insure 3.3 million more kids, but Bush says he'll veto any expansion of government health care on philosophical grounds—despite pleas from within the GOP. More »

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health care • children • Rahm Emanuel • Orrin Hatch • children's health care • George W. Bush

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