SCHIP for the AMT crowd

Thurber's Thoughts points out an irony with the proposed SCHIP expansion:

There are many ironies in the proposed expansion of SCHIP...but the biggest one of all is the fact that many families who are "too poor" and will thus qualify for enrollment in SCHIP, are also "too rich" and will have to pay the alternative minimum tax.

Backgrounder: Expanding SCHIP into AMT Territory: SCHIP Plan Would Extend Welfare to Wealthy Families

Related:

• Michigan State Children's Health Insurance Program: More Adults Than Children In The Program
• SCHIP: "Call it HillaryCare on the installment plan."
• SCHIP; Another Step Towards Socialized Medicine
• Robert Novak: Socialized Medicine for "Kids"
• "[A] victim of her own success" and the convenient omission of a 'little' detail.
• State Children's Health Insurance Program: When do federal benefits start becoming an economic disincentive?