Congress approved a stopgap budget last night that includes $2.85 billion in funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program through March, Reuters reported. Funding for CHIP had run out about 3 months ago, and, according to AMA, the HHS was making emergency payments to keep the program running.
A report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, released hours before the vote, indicated that without a long-term spending plan implemented for CHIP, millions of children could lose coverage. Healio reported previously on what steps health care providers can (Read more...)
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