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Children's health insurance in the balance

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Children's health
Asthma program director Alex Aldrete teaches 15-year-old Jesus Ayala the proper use of the new albuterol sulphate inhaler at a clinic in Venice, California.
Photo by David McNew/Getty Images

Congress is preparing to debate how to expand federal health insurance coverage for children, despite a threatened presidential veto. The debate over the bills so far is another example of how bipartisanship has splintered in the U.S. House and Senate.

Meanwhile, in Minnesota advocates and state health insurance officials are trying to anticipate the impact on Minnesota families.

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Children's health
Asthma program director Alex Aldrete teaches 15-year-old Jesus Ayala the proper use of the new albuterol sulphate inhaler at a clinic in Venice, California.
Photo by David McNew/Getty Images