The Hill

By: RACHEL ROUBEIN AND JESSIE HELLMANN

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is working to lift a restriction on how much money states can get to keep their Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) running, as Congress works to reauthorize the program that lapsed Sept. 30.

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Advocates are frustrated that Congress let CHIP expire and are worried the measure could dampen enrollment in the program, even if lawmakers reauthorize it by the end of the year. CHIP is in part successful because states “put out the welcome mat” to help get kids enrolled, said Joan Alker, executive director for Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.

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