New York Times

By: Haeyoun Park

If Congress does not renew federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as CHIP, more than 1.9 million children in 23 states could lose health coverage in January, according to a new analysis by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.

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Nationally, CHIP insures nearly nine million children in low-income families. Federal funding expired on Sept. 30, and Congress has not agreed on how to pay for the program, which costs the federal government about $14 billion a year.

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