Cassidy Touts CHIP Funding Mechanism In Repeal Bill; Wyden Calls It 'Money Laundering'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) touted a mechanism in his Obamacare repeal bill that sends state block grants through the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but ranking Senate Finance Democrat Ron Wyden (OR) said it’s “absurd” to imply that the repeal bill is good for CHIP because it cuts Medicaid, and the two programs are tied together. “We’re going through the CHIP program,” Cassidy said, adding that CHIP provides quality care to those in need of it. “I’ve heard no one complain...