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Millions of kids provided with health insurance

(msnbc) - Starting Wednesday, millions of American children can have the health care they need, thanks a the bill signed into law by President Barack Obama. This fulfills one of the promises he made on the campaign trail.

It’s called the S-CHIP program, designed to provide health insurance to low-income families. Even better news: The bill continues coverage for seven million children already receiving care under the legislation and adds coverage for an additional four million children in need. News 3’s Anita Roman digs deeper into how this new law will help our local community.

President Obama calls this a key step toward his promise of universal health care coverage, while pediatricians here in Nevada call it an investment in our future. The biggest challenge Dr. Blaze Gusic experiences when treating his patients is health care coverage.

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