States Face Children’s Health Coverage Uncertainty

The following article by Sandhya Raman was posted on the RollCall website November 20, 2017:

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About two months after federal funding lapsed for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, state officials still don’t know exactly when they’ll run out of money or when Congress will renew funding — leaving families that depend on the program increasingly anxious about their benefits.

At least a few states say that they could exhaust funds as soon as next month. States are growing more concerned about the program with just a few days left on the congressional calendar until December and no signs that lawmakers plan in the immediate future to renew funding.  Continue reading “States Face Children’s Health Coverage Uncertainty”