WLRN
By: Julio Ochoa
Recent efforts in Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare are overshadowing an important deadline to fund children’s health insurance.
Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, is set to run out on Sept. 30.
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Legislators assumed the funding would be in place when they approved Florida’s budget and the state could face difficult choices if the money doesn’t come through, said Joan Alker, the center’s director.
“The state would either have to come up with more funding on its own or potentially do things like freeze enrollment, increase premiums or even roll back coverage,” Alker said.
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