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On the recordJuly 25, 2012
Current law provides for the possibility of automatically enrolling children in public health care (SCHIP or Medicaid) when they are found eligible for a childcare subsidy, but no States have adopted this option.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the lack of state adoption for automatic enrollment in public health care for eligible children.

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