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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 31 > Children’s health bill has bigger effect here

Children’s health bill has bigger effect here

Central Oregon children are less likely to have insurance

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
January 31, 2009

WASHINGTON — The passage this week of a federal bill expanding children’s health insurance benefits comes at a time when more people are expected to need government aid, according to an analyst and local official.

The U.S. Senate passed the bill on Thursday, after it cleared....

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