States may roll back children's health coverage without money from Congress
Source: Politico
Coverage for millions of kids could be at risk.
By RACHANA PRADHAN and SARAH FROSTENSON | 10/23/17 05:00 AM EDT
Federal funds for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired Sept. 30, leaving states to come up with short-term fixes to keep their programs going.
CHIP, now in its 20th year, primarily covers children from low-income families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. The program has long had bipartisan support, but lawmakers — consumed by the fight over Obamacare — blew past a key funding deadline and have been slow to extend new money.
States haven’t started to pare back coverage yet, but they’re relying on short-term patches to keep their CHIP programs afloat. Here’s where things stand.
Nearly 9 million children are insured through CHIP, but now 4 million could lose coverage
Read more: http://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/medicaid-chip-children-insurance-funding/?lo=ap_d1
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