Congressman Kendrick Meek Votes on Behalf of Local Children and SCHIP

President and CEO of Easter Seals South Florida, Luanne Welch, presents Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek with a certificate of appreciation for voting to pass the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. SCHIP is often the only insurance option for children whose families do not qualify for Medicaid and cannot afford private coverage. Voting for SCHIP is a vote on behalf of millions of children and will provide many local families with the help and support that might otherwise not be available to them.

State Children's Health Insurance Program
Following two years of debate, legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was successfully passed by both the House and Senate, and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 4, 2009.

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 expands SCHIP to cover an additional 4 million uninsured children from low-income, working families, bringing the total number of children eligible for the program to over 11 million.

• Take Action! Thank Congress for passing and President Obama for signing SCHIP reauthorization into law. 
  

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