the president cuts millions in childrens health care. again.

first s-chip for the middle class kids, now medicaid for poor and disabled kids is being targeted by the bush administration...and this time, it impacts education, too, and likely will cause local school disrits to find the money elsewhere for speech and physical therapy for kids...so school tax will ilkey be raised, thus meaning the president both cut health care for poor kids and raised taxes. merry christmas, indeed:

President Bush drew criticism this fall for his refusal to fund a children’s health insurance program. On Friday, his healthcare slashing continued.

According to the Washington Post, “the Bush administration eliminated about $700 million a year in Medicaid reimbursements to schools, sidestepping an attempt by Congress to block such a move.”

Issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the new rule is projected to save the federal government $3.6 billion over five years, transferring those costs to school districts. Many school principals and superintendents said that the loss of the funding could force districts to cut other programs.