CHIPs down

Waco Tribune-Herald | Editorial:

“Don't look now, but the state with the lowest percentage of children with health insurance – Texas – right now has lower enrollment levels in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) than it has had since the program was new in 2001. ... The biggest reason for the drop-off is the decision to make it tougher for families to stay enrolled on CHIP. ... The governor must examine what has caused the decline in CHIP and, if necessary, suspend the changes that have caused Texas' support for healthy children to erode even further.”

Ed Cognoski responds:

Good editorial, WacoTrib. Investing in our children is just that, an investment in the future prosperity of our state. The shortsightedness of the Texas Legislature in wanting to short change education and health care for children will do more to turn Texas into a third world country than any perceived invasion of illegal immigrants ever will.