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  • Md. Mom Aids Bid For Health Coverage (FR Mentioned)

    10/23/2007 8:58:16 AM PDT · by khnyny · 48 replies · 1,015+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | October 23, 2007 | Lisa Rein
    A Maryland family caught in the partisan crossfire over a children's health-care bill in Congress is now stepping back into the divisive debate, advocating this time for state legislation that would expand coverage for adults. Three weeks ago, after 12-year-old Graeme Frost offered a radio appeal for expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), his family became fodder for conservative bloggers. The Frosts were derided as freeloaders who relied on government insurance for their children while they sent two to private school. Bloggers staked out their Baltimore rowhouse, declaring it too fancy for a family that can't afford...