Enactment of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act is a major step toward the goal of assuring that all children and adults have access to quality, affordable healthcare.
As America’s families continue to face rising healthcare costs and confront the possibility of unemployment during this economic turmoil, it is essential that we strengthen important lifelines to our nation’s children. This new law will help reassure families that at least they won’t have to worry about their children’s health coverage if they find themselves unemployed and uninsured.
