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CHIP Debate Continues As States Say They're Running Out Of Funds

The Children's Health Insurance Program was supposed to be funded until March, but many states say they're already running low on money.
Posted at 7:57 PM, Jan 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-17 19:57:58-05

Congress extended the Children's Health Insurance Program funding at the end of 2017, hoping not to deal with it until March 2018. It turns out a number of states are set to lose their CHIP dollars before the end of January.

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