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Lawmakers allowed a program know as the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, expire over the weekend.
"Ensuring that children, who would otherwise have no access to comprehensive health care, have the guarantee of coverage should be a bipartisan issue,” he said in a statement. “Extending this critical program must be a top priority when Congress returns to Washington.”
-Rep. Joe Crowley of New York, the House Democratic Caucus chairman,
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/02/congress-takes-away-insurance-from-9-million-kids/
October 1, 2017
Congress does not want to spend $5.7 billion dollars to keep American children in good health
Congress just allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire
Routine “well child” doctor and dental visits are free under CHIP. But there may be co-payments for other services. Some states charge a monthly premium for CHIP coverage. The costs are different in each state, but you won’t have to pay more than 5% of your family’s income for the year.
Nine million children at risk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ss-just-let-it-expire/?utm_term=.0738a2d1ab9e
Congress fails to fund community health centers that serve 9 million low-income patients
Congress, so far, has failed to renew funding for community health centers across the country which puts coverage for 9 million patients at risk with potential layoffs impacting 50,000 providers at the 2,800 sites.
Generally, these centers serve the poorest clients, who often present with the most complex medical and behavioral issues.
They have shut down 90 percent of the marketing for the Affordable Care Act and refuse to pay the insurance companies more than a month ahead of time. They told the IRS to stop enforcing the individual mandate and this week they refused to cooperate with the states who are trying to enroll their citizens in the Affordable Care Act,” he said.
http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Congress-fails-to-fund-community-health-centers-12242281.php
"Ensuring that children, who would otherwise have no access to comprehensive health care, have the guarantee of coverage should be a bipartisan issue,” he said in a statement. “Extending this critical program must be a top priority when Congress returns to Washington.”
-Rep. Joe Crowley of New York, the House Democratic Caucus chairman,
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/02/congress-takes-away-insurance-from-9-million-kids/
October 1, 2017
Congress does not want to spend $5.7 billion dollars to keep American children in good health
Congress just allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire
Routine “well child” doctor and dental visits are free under CHIP. But there may be co-payments for other services. Some states charge a monthly premium for CHIP coverage. The costs are different in each state, but you won’t have to pay more than 5% of your family’s income for the year.
Nine million children at risk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ss-just-let-it-expire/?utm_term=.0738a2d1ab9e
Congress fails to fund community health centers that serve 9 million low-income patients
Congress, so far, has failed to renew funding for community health centers across the country which puts coverage for 9 million patients at risk with potential layoffs impacting 50,000 providers at the 2,800 sites.
Generally, these centers serve the poorest clients, who often present with the most complex medical and behavioral issues.
They have shut down 90 percent of the marketing for the Affordable Care Act and refuse to pay the insurance companies more than a month ahead of time. They told the IRS to stop enforcing the individual mandate and this week they refused to cooperate with the states who are trying to enroll their citizens in the Affordable Care Act,” he said.
http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Congress-fails-to-fund-community-health-centers-12242281.php