Democrats Take My Advice On SCHIP Poster-Child! (UPDATE: Americans Not Fooled)

Just when I wonder if anyone is listening, the Democrats take my advice on their SCHIP poster-child. I’d suggested that "Dems Should Pick Another SCHIP Poster Child."

Politico reports that, “Bethany is the latest child being profiled by Democrats arguing for an override of President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill.”

Her family’s financial circumstances do appear to be more of what the SCHIP intent is, strapped working class families. However, Brittany was already covered by SCHIP, so the Democrats’ expansion of eligibility to higher earning families still remains at issue.

BTW, another blogger checked out my post about almost all SCHIP states not having an asset test, "I Could Qualify For SCHIP!," and found that research correct. I haven’t heard of any SCHIP expansion supporter in Congress calling for any sort of asset test, in order to better focus on true needs or, heaven forbid, protect taxpayers.

Just to stir the pot further:
I’d also phoned Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid), targeting the truly poor, and found it does have a, perhaps overstrict, asset test: no more than $3000 of personal assets (including car and cash accounts). Wouldn’t the extra SCHIP funding be better spent on the truly needy. Or, do the Dems already discount that reliable voter bloc in their quest for middle-class voters who also want to be on the dole?

UPDATE:
See “Captain” Ed Morrissey’s analysis of today’s USA Today/Gallup poll. Seems the Democrats aren’t fooling the majority about their nationalized healthcare agenda with SCHIP.