CHIP Is Reinstated In Arizona; 30,000 Children Receive Coverage

Children's health care advocates are applauding the passage of reinstating KidsCare, Arizona's Children's Health Insurance Program. The state senate voted to reinstate the children's coverage plan on Friday (May 6), and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed the bill into law hours later on the same day. Arizona was the only state without a CHIP program. Ducey tweeted after the bill passed in the Senate: “We hear #KidsCare is on its way up. I will sign it.” A few hours...