EVEN CHILDREN WILL DIE...

The cutbacks to health care passed by the GOP legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) will also lead to the deaths of children.   WHY HASN'T THIS MADE THE NATIONAL NEWS?

Criticism for Brewer for declaring 'Child Health Day' in wake of cuts
by Alicia E. Barrón
Fox 11
Posted on October 5, 2010 at 10:46 AM

PHOENIX - There is criticism of Gov. Jan Brewer for declaring Monday Child Health Care Day in Arizona in the wake of severe budget cuts to programs.

It is expected that both the governor and her democratic challenger, Terry Goddard, are going to try and use cuts to Kids Care and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to their political benefit.

For one local mother the issue is not about politics, it is a real-life dilemma with her daughter’s health insurance hanging in the balance.

“You know, my first thought was that I failed her," Dianne Ereth said.

She is lamenting the fact that in a couple of months her 7-year-old daughter, Sierra, will be left without health insurance.

The Ereth family has been given a 90-day emergency re-instatement, which runs out Nov. 31. In the meantime, Sierra cannot get back on Kids Care because the Legislature has frozen enrollment in order to save money.