Temporary CHIP funding falls short

Susan Jaffe | Washington Correspondent for The Lancet | 29th December 2017

Despite wide bipartisan support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Congress agreed last week to continue coverage for 8.9 million children only through the end of March. But several of the program’s state directors say the $2.85 billion rescue plan won’t even last that long, and federal health officials are not offering much reassurance.  [Continued here.]    Temporary CHIP 122917