EDITORIAL: Failing on Health Care
Witness the
Since the
Some conservatives have argued that CHIP should not be regarded as an entitlement and should be subject to budget cuts. This is shortsighted; instead, the program should be viewed as an investment. Providing health care for children helps prevent afflictions and habits that can linger for a lifetime and result in even greater costs down the road. The program helps provide economic stability for low-income families, and improved health has been linked to improved academic performance for young students.
Meanwhile, President
None of that, apparently, was as important to
Another victim of
While Republican attempts to repeal the law have received much attention, efforts to simply undermine it often have flown under the radar. The length of this year's enrollment period, which begins
Murray and Alexander have held hearings with insurers and health care providers, recognizing the need for information and debate in improving the system. But those hearings were halted during the latest attempt to repeal Obamacare.
Allowing the Affordable Care Act to fail would be a reckless act born of ideology rather than thoughtful governance, endangering health care for some 20 million Americans. But, as congressional leaders demonstrated with the
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