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With Children’s Health Program Running Dry, Parents Beg Congress: ‘Do the Right Thing’

The following article by Robert Pear was posted on the New York Times website December 19, 2017:

Sonja Reynolds, left, who has five children who receive coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program.CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times

WASHINGTON — With more and more states running out of money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, parents took their case to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, pleading with Congress to provide money before their sons and daughters lose health care and coverage.

But the program, known as CHIP, which insures nearly nine million children, took a back seat as lawmakers raced to pass a $1.5 trillion tax cut. CHIP’s fate, it appears, is now caught up in a messy fight over an end-of-the-year deal on spending that must be struck by Friday to avert a government shutdown. Continue reading “With Children’s Health Program Running Dry, Parents Beg Congress: ‘Do the Right Thing’”