President Obama to reverse the "Regulations of the state's children" Bush s Health Insurance Program

President Obama to reverse the "Regulations of the state's children" Bush s Health Insurance Program -

in 07, former President George W. Bush implemented rules that made it difficult for any state in the US to expand Health Insurance Program for children (SCHIP).

policy stated that 'no children in families with incomes above 250 percent of the federal poverty level can enroll in SCHIP unless their condition met the following condition :. 95 percent of all children eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP should be proven registered

condition, the Bush administration argued, was to ensure strict SCHIP provided health insurance for poor children only. They also repeatedly said any expansion of SCHIP was a backdoor socialized health care.

the Bush rules also required that the child should go without health insurance for a year before being enrolled.

These rules will be reversed under the presidency of Barack Obama, reported The New York Times .

rules were designed to block any expansion of children's health insurance program, which is a big part of congressional Democrats' agenda.

state governments were in uproar over the policy, claiming 95 percent coverage was almost impossible. Eight states have gone to pursue the White House on rules.

"[The rules] prevented many children to receive the health care they need," said a federal employee at the Department of Health and Human Resources.

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