I could very well be wrong, to be honest I've never given SCHIP more than a passing interest as it doesn't affect me one way or the other.
I recognize the sarcasm, but you're right it is wonderful. It's wonderful to not have to go tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars into debt just to save your life just because you were unlucky enough to be in a car accident or develop some rare disease, etc. It's wonderful not to have your doctor recommending procedures more because they line his pocket and less because they are required for your health. It's wonderful not to have to ask permission of some faceless corporate entity if their profit margin this month allows you to have a procedure required to save or improve your quality of life. No universal access to health care is a basic human right in the all of the developed world.... I'm left to wonder why the US joined the developed world yet?