8 states sue Bush over kid insurance

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Eight states are suing the Bush administration over new rules that block expansion of a health insurance program for children from low-income families.

The coalition of states include New Jersey, Maryland, Arizona, California, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York and Washington, New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Monday.

The states object to rules issued by the Bush administration in August that make it harder for them to provide coverage to children in middle-income families by limiting the total income of families who participate.

The states suing accuse the administration of overstepping the federal government's authority to set income limits for participants in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/5179646.html

Eight states sue Bush over SCHIP.

A coalition of eight states — New Jersey, Maryland, Arizona, California, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York and Washington — have sued the Bush administration, objecting to new rules that “make it harder for them to provide coverage to children in middle-income families”
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/01/eight-states-sue-bush-over-schip/

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