Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program will mark a major milestone on Saturday — its 25th anniversary.
But instead of celebrations, the day will be marked by uncertainty about the program’s future.
Congressional failure to fund CHIP is bringing it down to the line in Pennsylvania
Teresa Miller, acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services, is walking a tightrope this holiday season.
Funding for CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program that covers 178,000 children statewide — roughly 10,000 of them in Lancaster County — is running out and the program will have to shut down about the end of January 2018 unless Congress acts.
She wants to give families at least 30 days notice if that happens.
2017 Race for Results Report Shows Pennsylvania Must Deliver Better Results in Early Education, K-12 and Family Programs
All children in Pennsylvania should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of race, ethnicity, or where they live, but the 2017 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows the commonwealth needs to deliver better results for kids.
Lawmakers in Washington: Extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and do it stat
Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expired Saturday, raising concerns about the future of the program, which covers more than 10,000 children in Lancaster County and roughly 9 million nationwide. State officials and local providers told LNP staff writer Heather Stauffer that the lapse won’t cause any immediate changes here, and expressed hope that the historically strong bipartisan public support for the program will result in quick restoration of funding.
In West Pottsgrove, pre-K advocates press for increased state funding
Wednesday marked the day that the school district’s first 20 Pre-K students took their seats at West Pottsgrove Elementary School.
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“Clearly, families are being over-reported to ChildLine and don’t require intrusion of the child welfare system,” said Carolyn Myers, director of communications for Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PittsburghPG and @byjnanderson
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"There's an increasing number of kids going without health insurance or have lost health insurance over the past year," said Becky Ludwick, Vice President of Public Policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PNS_News @PrettyBlue73