Brief: CHIP Reauthorization Moves Forward, but Slowly

Healthcare Dive

By: Les Masterson

Congress missed a Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize the federal/state program, which costs about $14 billion annually and covers children of families with low and moderate incomes. The program has wide bipartisan support, but Democrats don’t support legislation proposed by Republicans that would cut other health programs like Medicare or Medicaid or target the ACA to fund CHIP.

This brief cites CCF.

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