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VALUE OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE MARRIED COUPLE WITH TWO CHILDREN
This family is between 200 percent and 250 percent of poverty and thus would not be eligible under current Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP) rules but would be under the Gore-Lieberman plan.
Gore-Lieberman
Bush-Cheney
Full Cost of Coverage
$4,000
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$4,000
Assistance
$2,210
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in Federal CHIP $
$1,190 in State CHIP $
-$1,667
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What Person Pays
$50 / month
$600 / year
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$194 / month
$2,333 / year
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Rough average per capita cost for two children.
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Assuming that the family lives in a state with a CHIP Federal matching rate of 65%.
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Bush is proposing a $2,000 tax credit for families making up to $30,000, phasing down for families making above
$60,000.
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$25 premiums per child are typical in CHIP.
