Americans Think We Are Not Doing Enough for Children's Health Insurance Program

• 67% of Americans say the government is doing "too little" to cover children
• 55% are worried that SCHIP "won't go far enough."
• 53% trust Democrats to make decisions about insuring children.
• 39% trust Republicans.
• 67% disapprove of Bush's veto -- including 71% of Independents.
• 70% support the expansion of SCHIP -- including 54% of Republicans

NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization
This October survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the debate about reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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