Lawmakers Seek Governors' Insight On CHIP As Stakeholders Urge Action

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers Tuesday (July 29) asked governors for advice on how to extend or revise the Children's Health Insurance Program, which will lose funding after Sept. 30, 2015. The lawmakers' letter came the same day the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) urged Congress to fund CHIP this year, and as children's advocate First Focus released a report showing that CHIP provides less expensive, more comprehensive coverage than exchange policies. The Affordable Care Act re-authorized the...