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Introduction On June 25, 1997, President Bill Clinton circumvented a long-established White House regulatory review process by endorsing a controversial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal that would tighten the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the allowable levels of particulate matter (PM) and ozone.2
Recently enacted legislation establishing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) often referred to as “kidcare” will make $48 billion in taxpayer dollars available to the states over the next 10 years for health coverage of low-income uninsured children. As recent criticisms of the program point out, however, S-CHIP may lead to significant expansions in Medicaid and a reduction in employer-provided private health coverage without significantly increasing the number of children covered by health insurance.