What's Happening
February 2008
(2/6/08)
President Bush Submits 2009 Budget Proposing Changes to Children's Coverage
President Bush released his final budget on February 4, which includes a proposal to further cut back on states' longstanding flexibility to use SCHIP funds for uninsured children in more moderate-income families.CCF Analysis of SCHIP Provisions in the President’s Budget • Resources on 2009 Budget
(2/6/08)
Federal Actions Curtail State Efforts to Cover Uninsured Children
Last August, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a directive that imposes new administrative hurdles states must overcome in order to obtain federal funds to cover children in moderate-income families. States report that the new rules have already had a significant negative impact on children's coverage.Chart on States Impacted by Directive • Resources on CMS Directive
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