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07.20.2008 9:01 pm

Monday Editorial: Medicare and leftovers

zo_td_easter_seals_b_opt.jpgCongress did the right thing last week by overriding a presidential veto of some modest Medicare reforms. But as welcome as it was, the quick and decisive response highlights a long-standing inequity in federal spending.
The measure will prevent a 10…

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04.22.2008 12:20 pm

Cutting kids’ health insurance, illegally

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Remember the Republican Contract With America? President George W. Bush apparently didn’t when he cut eligibility for children’s health insurance last fall.

Mr. Bush acted unilaterally to change rules of the popular State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP. He…

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