“House leaders reached a deal on a plan to avert a government shutdown, but it won’t be enough to help states that are running out of money for their Children’s Health Insurance Programs…Early Thursday morning, House lawmakers released the plan (PDF) to add just $2.85 billion to CHIP for the first two quarters of next year…”
“The plan also includes the controversial provision that House Democrats staunchly oppose, taking $750 million out of the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund to help pay for $550 million in funding for community health centers and other programs….”
“The CHIP stopgap measure, although adding some funding, allows the CMS to shift money from states that currently have a surplus of funding to programs that are running out of money…Researchers at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families found that 25 states will run out of money in January and a total of 31 states will run out sooner than anticipated…”
Source: Congress punts CHIP to 2018 as states reach panic mode – By Susannah Luthi, December 21, 2017. Modern Healthcare. Read the full article here.
