CHIP Is Reinstated In Arizona; 30,000 Children Receive Coverage

Inside Health Policy

By Erin Raftery

Children’s health care advocates are applauding the passage of reinstating KidsCare, Arizona’s Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Arizona was the only state without a CHIP program.

 

The Georgetown Center for Children and Families praised the passage of the bill. “Arizona is an outlier no more as it joins the rest of the states by re-opening its CHIP plan. An estimated 30,000 children will gain access to affordable coverage at no cost to the state,” Catherine Hope, communications director for Georgetown CCF, said.

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