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The SCHIP program, enacted in 1997, is designed to subsidize health coverage for families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance. More than 6 million children participated in SCHIP at some point in 2006. Also,670,000 adults received SCHIP coverage as a result of waivers granted to some states. The bill Bush vetoed would expand coverage to 10 millionchildren and move some of the adults to Medicaid.
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