SEIU Applauds the CHAMP Act

SEIU joined Representative Ron Kind today at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in La Crosse to show appreciation for his work on the Children’s Health & Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (CHAMP Act). The CHAMP Act, recently passed by the House of Representatives, will expand health care coverage to millions of kids while also expanding and protecting Medicare coverage for the millions of seniors who depend on it.

“As a nurse I see the effects of our health care crisis everyday,” said Dian Palmer, State Council President of SEIU.  “We absolutely must ensure that people get the affordable quality care they deserve, beginning with our children. SEIU thanks Congressman Kind for voting for passage of the CHAMP Act because healthier families and a healthy next generation is a smart investment in Wisconsin’s future.”

Passage of the CHAMP Act will ensure coverage for 56,000 children currently enrolled in BadgerCare and expands coverage to 63,000 more uninsured children in families with incomes under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.