Healthcare workers, senior citizens and politicians got together Wednesday, Aug. 29th, in La Crosse, WI. in support of a bill that would expand medical care for children and protect Medicare for seniors.

U.S. Representative Ron Kind of the 3rd District of Wisconsin held a press conference to talk about the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP Act), recently passed by the House.  He said, "It's wrong for any child in America to go without the medical care they need, and this bill is a reasonable and affordable way to ensure our kids are taken care of."

Kind also said the Senate has a different version of the bill that doesn't address health care provider reimbursement.  A House-Senate conference committee will work out the final version which Kind said should include many provisions of the House bill.  The bill could take effect next year.

Name:			Remember personal info? Yes No
Email:
Comment:		Emoticons Textile
Please enter the security code shown at left into the box below:
Notify:		Yes, send me email when someone replies.
Hide email:		Yes, hide my email address.
Small print: All html tags except <b> and <i> will be removed from your comment. You can make links by just typing the url or mail-address.