Thursday, October 18, 2007
Add it up Add It Up: Priorities
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 2:14 PM
Enrollment in Georgia’s PeachCare for Kids health-care program for uninsured children in 2003: 181,172
Enrollment in PeachCare for Kids in 2007: 274,440
Number of states with more children enrolled in state health-care programs for uninsured kids: 3
Percentage of PeachCare for Kids funding that comes from the federal government legislation known as SCHIP: 73
Amount PeachCare for Kids received from SCHIP for 2007: $165.9 million
Cost over five years of SCHIP funding proposal vetoed by President Bush last month: $60 billion
Average amount PeachCare for Kids would have received annually over next five years from SCHIP funding bill vetoed by President Bush: $200 million
Iraq war’s estimated daily cost to U.S. treasury: $280 million
Sources: American Friends Service Committee, Families USA, Georgia Department of Community Health
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