The Oklahoman
By Meg Wingerter
Oklahoma City — Oklahoma pediatricians are urging Congress to quickly reauthorize a health insurance program for children before it expires in September potentially costing the state $49 million.
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States receive a federal block grant and have some latitude in running their CHIP programs, so long as they commit their own money as matching funds, according to the Center for Children and Families at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. In Oklahoma, CHIP covers children in families earning up to 210 percent of the poverty line, or $51,660 for a family of four.
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