Get ready for the next big health care fight. This one’s all about kids
CHIP, which health insurance for millions of kids, will run out of federal funds in weeks unless Congress acts. Another partisan fight may loom.
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans say it’s time to “move on” after the sudden defeat of their efforts to dismantle Obamacare. But the health policy break won’t last long: A key program providing health insurance for millions of kids will run out of federal funding in a matter of weeks, unless Congress acts.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, has long had strong bipartisan support; it provides health insurance for children in families with modest incomes that might be too high to qualify for Medicaid.
