That’s not the headline on her New York Times op-ed with Bill Frist, but that’s what her message boils down to. Congress should increase funding for the children’s health insurance program, they write, because–well, they’re a little vague about just why so many families will face “higher costs,” “fewer health care benefits,” and so forth. The answer is that two of the methods by which Obamacare attempts to control costs are 1) not funding the children’s program past this year and 2) withholding premium subsidies from a lot of families. This second feature of the law is often called the “family glitch.”

Republicans are willing to extend funding for the children’s insurance program but want to reduce the percentage of the program that the federal government funds. Democrats (and Bill Frist) want to spend $10 billion more on the program to avoid cutting the match rate; they are not suggesting ways to pay for it. The Congressional Budget Office has told Republicans on the Hill that spending the extra money will not increase coverage rates.