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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
CHIP: The Silver Lining To One Of Clinton's Most High-Profile Failures
The Washington Post: The Surprising Upside Of Hillary Clinton’s Biggest Failure
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, is a somewhat obscure initiative created nearly 20 years ago to help children get health insurance. Last week, it became an unexpected star at the Democratic National Convention, where speakers name-dropped it repeatedly as an example of Hillary Clinton’s efforts to improve children’s lives. In their remarks, Tim Kaine and Howard Dean and Bill Clinton and Barack Obama all gave Clinton credit for helping CHIP become reality. In her own speech, Clinton touted her work to “help create the Children's Health Insurance Program that covers 8 million kids in our country.” (Guo, 8/2)
In other 2016 election news, Clinton's running mate makes headlines over abortion and Zika —
The Hill: Anti-Abortion Group Pressuring Kaine
A prominent anti-abortion group is piling pressure on Hillary Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, to clarify how he would vote if he were needed to break a tie in the Senate on a crucial abortion bill. “Hillary Clinton’s plan to repeal Hyde is profoundly unpopular — even among Democrats," said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, referring to the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding law that limits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions. (Swan, 8/2)
The Hill: Kaine: Trump Has Been Silent On Zika
Tim Kaine on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of failing to lead in the fight against the Zika virus. "If you look at what Donald Trump has said on Zika, it's kind of crickets, it's like nothing," Kaine said at a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla. — a state that facing a travel warning over the Zika outbreak...Kaine also accused House Republicans of sinking a Senate compromise by tying anti-Zika money to a measure defunding Planned Parenthood. (Kamisar, 8/2)
Politico Pro: Kaine Calls On GOP To Cancel Recess And Pass Zika Bill
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine called on Republican leadership to reconvene Congress to pass new Zika legislation after Democrats blocked a GOP proposal earlier this summer. ... He did not mention the Zika virus during his first solo rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, but made sure to focus on it here at Daytona State College. (Everett, 8/2)
