I'm confused by Peter Suderman's argument against S-CHIP here. Of course it's possible to believe a "program is both a success and yet desperately in need of additional funds." S-CHIP was created to extend health coverage to kids. It's been very, very effective at that. But there are more kids without health coverage, and within the income eligibility limits, than S-CHIP is funded to cover. So it's working well, and could do more with more funding. If you have six kids and a really sturdy, comfortable, two-bedroom house, it wouldn't make any sense to say houses aren't good because yours cant hold all your kids. You just need a bigger house. --Ezra Klein
