MedPage Today Pediatricians in Florida and health experts elsewhere questioned whether politics played a role in the switching of 13,000 high-risk children from the state’s comprehensive Medicaid program to lesser plans that many physician don’t accept, CNN reported. … “These are the sickest and most vulnerable kids, and (changing their insurance) can mean life or death for […]
Los Angeles Sentinel By Charlene Muhammad Experts and health care providers briefed ethnic media about the future of healthcare in California as the debate about the Trump Administration’s repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act continues. … Mayra Alvarez, president, The Children’s Partnership, which works to improve the lives of underprivileged children, noted that […]
WIZM By Mitch Reynolds Lower income kids suddenly not having health coverage is a real possibility in just a few weeks. Kids Forward in Wisconsin is among the groups warning against Congress delaying a vote on renewing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). … Jon Peacock, with the group Kids Forward, says renewal is important […]
MedPage Today By Shannon Firth WASHINGTON — Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is slated to expire on Sept. 30, giving Congress a tight deadline to renew the popular program — and also an opportunity to hang other less-popular pieces of legislation onto what is widely seen as a “must-pass” bill. ….. […]
New America Media By Viji Sundarum Get repeal and replace done, or else! That ultimatum by President Trump to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ordering him to get rid of Obamacare may be mere sabre rattling, but nevertheless the majority of Republicans in the Senate are still bent on upending the health care law despite three […]
Congressional Quarterly The Children’s Health Insurance Program’s funding deadline looms at the end of next month, but advocacy groups are worried that reauthorization won’t be addressed until funding is fully exhausted later in the year. … “There is a false sense that Congress has more time to act,” said Elisabeth Wright Burak, senior program […]
