Children's Health Insurance Program

Dec 22, 2017
Shaky CHIP funding puts kids’ well-being on the line in Alabama
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Temporary stopgap funding for CHIP was passed, but children's access to health care is still at risk.
Dec 21, 2017
Nearly 2 million children could lose health insurance if the CHIP program is not approved
If the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, doesn’t get reauthorized by Congress, almost 2 million children across 24 states are at risk of losing their health insurance, according to a new study from Georgetown University. With just days to go before the winter break, the stakes are high. What will happen if the […]
Dec 1, 2017
States warning families they may lose CHIP medical coverage
Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program ran out at the end of September, meaning millions of kids and pregnant women won’t have coverage in the new year. There are bills in Congress that would fund the program, but nobody can agree where to get to money to do it. The $15 billion program funnels […]
Oct 6, 2017
The CHIP funding cliff could cost thousands of kids their health insurance
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CHIP helped insure 9 million children, and its funding expired last month. What happens next depends on where you live.