Poverty Dispatch - August 23, 2007

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Medicaid and Access to Health Services - Michigan
• Medicaid Drug Copayments - Rhode Island
• States' Health Insurance Plans - Massachusetts, Colorado
• States and Foster Care Age Limits
• Predatory Lending and Home Foreclosures
• 2005 IRS Income Data
• Wage Gap and Income Inequality - California
• State Agencies and Computer Systems - Colorado
• Editorial: Achievement Gap - California

Today's Articles:

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Rules may limit health program aiding children. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. August 21, 2007.
 

New Bush policies limit reach of child insurance plan. Read Article
By Christopher Lee, Washington Post. August 21, 2007.
 

U.S. rules threaten aid for children. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By David Nitkin, Baltimore Sun. August 23, 2007.
 

Medicaid directors object to SCHIP rules. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. August 23, 2007.
 

Many eligible for child health plan have no idea. Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. August 22, 2007.
 

BadgerCare Plus program hits federal 'hurdle.' (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By David Callendar, Capital Times. August 23, 2007.
 

Feds curb kids' insurance plan. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. August 22, 2007.
 

Fed plan may trump Healthwise. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 23, 2007.
 

Feds: Kids can stay in health care plan. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Susan K. Livio, Star-Ledger. August 22, 2007.
 

New limits won't affect state's All Kids program. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Sean Reilly, Press-Register. August 22, 2007.
 

Plan to expand care for children foiled. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Jan Moller, New Orleans Times-Picayune. August 23, 2007.
 

State to fight U.S. limits on children’s health plan. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Nicholas Confessore, New York Times. August 22, 2007.
 

Children may lose out on insurance. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Alice Dembner, Boston Globe. August 22, 2007.
 

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Medicaid and Access to Health Services - Michigan

Deal aids kids on Medicaid. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Kim Kozlowski, Detroit News. August 23, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Drug Copayments - Rhode Island

Advocates look to clarify law on Medicaid drug copays. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Elizabeth Gudrais, Providence Journal. August 21, 2007.
 

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States' Health Insurance Plans - Massachusetts, Colorado

Cities, towns urged to join health plan. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By April Simpson, Boston Globe. August 21, 2007.
 

The price of wellness. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Katy Human, Denver Post. August 22, 2007.
 

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States and Foster Care Age Limits

States trying to extend foster-care benefits. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. August 23, 2007.
 

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Predatory Lending and Home Foreclosures

Illinois tries new tack against predatory loans. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Amy Merrick, Wall Street Journal. August 21, 2007.
 

Michigan foreclosure rate ranks 3rd in nation. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Detroit News. August 21, 2007.
 

Foreclosure wave hits Iowa hard. (IOWA) Read Article
By Donnelle Eller and S.P. Dinnen, Des Moines Register. August 22, 2007.
 

Predatory lending continues to flourish. (IOWA) Read Article
By Tom Saul, Quad-City Times. August 23, 2007.
 

Activists to push new loan standards. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2007.
 

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2005 IRS Income Data

2005 incomes, on average, still below 2000 peak. Read Article
By David Cay Johnston, New York Times. August 21, 2007.
 

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Wage Gap and Income Inequality - California

Wage gap in state widens, study says. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Leslie Earnest, Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2007.
 

Middle-wage jobs declining in California as disparity grows. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Mike Swift and Niraj Sheth, San Jose Mercury News. August 23, 2007.
 

Surprise: The rich get richer and the poor get more numerous. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Sam Zuckerman, San Francisco Chronicle. August 23, 2007.
 

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State Agencies and Computer Systems - Colorado

State to cool its heels after computer meltdown. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Mark P. Couch, Denver Post. August 22, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Achievement Gap - California

A way to close the achievement gap between white and minority students in California. Read Article
Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle. August 21, 2007.
 

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