Standard-Examiner
By: Cathy McKitrick
Speaking at a Newsmaker Breakfast on health care in Salt Lake City Wednesday, Paul Edwards — Gov. Gary Herbert’s deputy chief of staff over Communications and Policy — described the funding’s recent lapse as a huge concern.
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In late August, Jessie Mandle, senior health policy analyst for Voices for Utah Children, began sounding the alarm about potential loss of CHIP funding. Now her concerns have grown.
“Congress needs to act and act quickly, and they need to know that kids are at risk of losing their coverage,” Mandle said Thursday. “Parents and families don’t deserve this level of uncertainty.”
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