12 governors urge Congress to fund children’s health program
Tue., Dec. 12, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twelve governors of both parties are urging Congress to reauthorize funding for a popular children’s health insurance program as soon as possible.
The recommendation involving the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, came in a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday.
Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) and Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the letter-writing effort. It was joined by the governors of Alaska, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.
Fresh funding for the $14 billion CHIP program ran out Oct. 1. Since then, some states have relied on unspent funds. Others got a short-term reprieve in the two-week spending bill President Donald Trump signed Friday.
The governors said funding the program “without disruption” is something they can all agree on.
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