The American Legislative Exchange Council and The Heritage Foundation

Invite You to a Capitol Hill Luncheon Briefing:

SCHIP Expansion: Bad for Kids, Families, and Taxpayers

with:

U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee

Delegate Adelaide "Addie" Eckardt, R-Maryland House of Delegates

Nina Owcharenko, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Christie Raniszewski Herrera, Director, HHS Task Force,American Legislative Exchange Council

Friday, July 13, 2007, 12:00 noon, 1334 Longworth House Office Building

The reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has brought the issue of health care coverage, especially for children, to the forefront. Recent proposals by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and by Senators John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) would expand the role of government by allowing more of America's children to qualify for government-run health care.

But some incentives rooted in SCHIP's financing, funding, and eligibility may lead to unintended consequences. In fact, the latest research shows that for every 10 people who join a public program, six of them leave the private health insurance market. Join state and national health policy experts as they discuss the perils of SCHIP expansion and explain how private-sector alternatives can strengthen access to health insurance coverage.

This event is free of charge, but space is limited. To register, contact Alec Aramanda at (202) 608-6198 or email at Alec.Aramanda@heritage.org.