Charles Boustany: “In section 402 of their bill, Majority leaders failed to address the access problems I brought to their attention last…”

“In section 402 of their bill, Majority leaders failed to address the access problems I brought to their attention last year. Their vague language does not require states to uniformly report primary care visits. It does not mention surveying parents on whether sick children received needed care quickly. It also fails to require states to describe their plans to avoid displacing children's private coverage. We need to help poor children first. A plastic government coverage card that delays access to needed care is an insult to low-income families. Congress has a duty to help enrolled children who--despite being covered--still can't find a doctor to treat them when they're sick.”