Brown, Southwest Ohio Families, Doctor Call on Congress to Extend Children’s Health Insurance Program
During a hearing of the
* Brown has led
* The Affordable Care Act reauthorized CHIP through 2019, but funding for the program is set to expire this month.
"Because of CHIP, 209,000
CHIP, which was created in 1997, is a joint state-federal health insurance program for low to moderate income children and pregnant women who are not Medicaid eligible. Within three years of its initial passage, all 50 states opted into the program, providing millions with access to health insurance. Nationwide, CHIP provides access to comprehensive, affordable coverage to more than eight million children and Healthy Start helps cover more than 209,000 Ohioans.
While the Healthy Start program in
"Now is not the time to reverse all the hard work that has been done over many years to ensure that more children have access to excellent healthcare," said
Brown led efforts in the
Earlier this year, Brown secured a commitment from
Brown was the lead sponsor of the Protecting and Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act of 2015 in the
Read this original document at: https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-southwest-ohio-families-doctor-call-on-congress-to-extend-childrens-health-insurance-program
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