Stories about 'schip' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

Hodes, Shea-Porter vote to expand children’s health care coverage

By VPR | January 15, 2009

New Hampshire congressional representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes also voted with the majority of the House to expand government-sponsored health coverage to children.

Voices in the Week’s News: October 26, 2007

By Patti Daniels | October 26, 2007

A listen back to some of the voices in the news this week.

Welch urges SCHIP supporters to fight for expansion

By Bob Kinzel | October 18, 2007

Congressman Peter Welch says supporters of a popular federal health care program for children must continue to fight for its expansion.

Vt will continue to provide health care coverage for children

By Susan Keese | October 9, 2007

The director of Vermontâ€™s Office of Health Access says the presidentâ€™s veto of the State Childrenâ€™s Health Insurance Program wonâ€™t affect children here as much as it may in other states.

VPR Evening News October 2nd, 2007

By Neal Charnoff | October 2, 2007

Governor Douglas says Vermont may join a lawsuit to block the Bush administration from cutting funds for children’s health care programs; Vermont farmers may see more federal money to install environmental controls; The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is heading to northern Vermont to get a sense of the problems along the Canadian border, and commentator Vic Henningsen reflects on a ritual he followed when one ofhis children was far away.

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Midday Newscast, September 25, 2007

By Mitch Wertlieb | September 25, 2007

Vermont students are better than average; two Vermont cities are working with other communities throughout New England to help control global climate change; Congressman Peter Welch says he hopes President Bush drops his opposition to expanding a national childrenâ€™s health insurance program; the editor of the Brattleboro Reformer is joining the Douglas administration.