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8 things to know about CHIP funding-Beckers Hospital Review
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 12/11/2017 - 13:53
- CHIP covered 8.9 million children in 2016
- The program is present in all 50 states and has retained bipartisan support since its inception in 1997.
- The federal government spends roughly $14 billion per year on CHIP
- Federal funding for the program expired on Sept. 30.
- If Congress does not pass a bill to renew funding for CHIP almost all states will face a budget shortfall in 2018
- Congress may pass a short-term spending bill to provide temporary relief and avert government shutdown
- The House passed a bill in November to fund CHIP through 2022
- The Senate Finance Committee agreed to fund CHIP through 2022 in September but has not provided a bill with offsets
Source: Beckers Hospital Review (12/6/2017)
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