Rep. Hill Issues Statement on Children’s Health Insurance Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., issued the following statement after supporting bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program and fund Community Health Centers:

"Communities across Arkansas and America depend on programs that help provide access to vital, high-quality health care for our children, and I was pleased to support today's measure that does so in a fiscally responsible way.

"This legislation is paid for while at the same time helps to modernize and strengthen Medicaid, lowers health care premiums, redirects dollars to proven public health programs, and ensures that those most vulnerable and most in need of care get the help they need.

"I'm pleased that we have worked in a bipartisan manner in the House to pass this bill that helps provide our communities with access to reliable health care services."

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Background:

The CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act, H.R. 3922, helps fund the state Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) and other public health priorities, like extensions for funding Community Health Centers.

This document was posted showing the date: Nov. 3, 2017.