The Health 202: Will CHIP crumble? States are getting really nervous.

Washington Post

By: Paige Winfield Cunningham

Congress is perfectly illustrating a potential pitfall with the GOP’s idea of capping Medicaid spending. Just look at how it’s neglecting another federal program that covers low-income children. Never have lawmakers let funding lapse so long for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a uniquely bipartisan U.S. safety net program that covers about 9 million low-income children and pregnant women.

“This is not a good advertisement for the people who want to bring you block grants in Medicaid,” said Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.

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