Children's Health Care Advocates Ramp Up Press For Renewed CHIP Funding

Children's health care advocates are starting to put pressure on Congress to start the CHIP funding reauthorization debate and Ron Pollack, president of Families USA, said it will be a test to indicate the level of bipartisanship on health care issues for the next Congress. Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, said the advocacy community has been nudging Congress to get started on renewing funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which runs out in September 2017. The White House...