Government Healthcare Policy, Business and Technology

States search for stopgaps as Congress misses CHIP deadline

Modern Healthcare: Now that the federal funding deadline for the Children's Health Insurance Program has lapsed, Minnesota officials have found themselves in an uncomfortable waiting game.The state had expected to run out of money for CHIP in the coming days, but the CMS said it would provide a last-minute reprieve. The federal agency told Minnesota officials that it plans to reallocate some unspent CHIP funds from around the country to states that were expected to exhaust their funds first, according to Emily Piper, commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services.Piper is still waiting on details of when the funds will arrive and how much Minnesota will receive. The influx should allow the program to continue for a few more weeks, Piper said.

Read article