MIAMI - OCTOBER 03: University of Miami Pediatrician, Dr. Gwen Wurm, does a checkup on Christina Brownlee, 5, at the University of Miami Pediatric clinic October 3, 2007 in Miami, Florida. United States President George W. Bush today vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance. The program known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program is a joint state-federal effort that subsidizes health coverage for 6.6 million people, mostly children. Getty Images logo Getty Images 26 months ago

MIAMI - OCTOBER 03: University of Miami Pediatrician, Dr. Gwen Wurm, does a checkup on Christina Brownlee, 5, at the University of Miami Pediatric clinic October 3, 2007 in Miami, Florida. United States President George W. Bush today vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance. The program known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program is a joint state-federal effort that subsidizes health coverage for 6.6 million people, mostly children.

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