The 2000 Election: Gore Pledges a Health Plan
for Every Child
n 9/7/99 New York Times, V.P. Al gore proposes expanding
access for children to affordable health insurance by 2005
F Since 1990 2.5 million additional children are uninsured, the total
now stands at 11 million
F Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)… billions to states
by federal government, Gore would have expanded eligibility for
the program by increasing the limits on family income and by
allowing some parents to enroll with their children