Senate panel OKs bipartisan children’s health bill
No states are expected to immediately run out of funds for the program, which provides health insurance for 8.9 million children. But several states are preparing to take early steps like notifying beneficiaries that the program might be curtailed.
The program has broad support and the measure is virtually certain to be approved, but it's unclear how quickly that will happen.
Because passage is probably inevitable, lawmakers from both parties are lining up to attach pet provisions to it, such as increasing federal aid to hospitals or helping insurers curb growing premiums. Senators withheld amendments Wednesday to advance the process a step, but they could renew their efforts when the legislation reaches the
"I'm getting sick of these guys trying to hang every dog-gone Tom, Dick and Harry" proposal onto the bill "because they know it's going to pass," Finance Chairman
Senate Majority Leader
One remaining disagreement is how to pay for the measure, which would provide nearly
Hatch and the Finance panel's top Democrat, Sen.
The federal government bears most of the program's cost, with states financing a portion as well.
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