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Last updated on Thursday, January 18, 2018
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - This week could finally see lawmakers agree on extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program, after months of partisan bickering over how to pay for it.
The breakthrough came when the Congressional Budget Office drastically lowered its cost estimate for the measure, so that it will actually save money if extended for long enough.
Medicaid covers over 30 million children. CHIP builds on that foundation, offering low and modest income families affordable, comprehensive coverage for their children.
Members in both parties say that the CBC cost change means the extension could move next week, though it depends on broader leadership negotiations over a spending package.
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