Modern Healthcare: The Children's Health Insurance Program has triggered another political fight, this time over billions in unused funds.
As part of a broader $15 billion rescission package aimed at curbing the deficit, the Trump administration last week asked Congress to pare back $5 billion of expired CHIP funds from 2017, as well as another $1.9 billion cut from a contingency fund. States can request money from this fund in case of a health emergency or unforeseen event that might drain their program's coffers.
Not surprisingly, there's a split opinion on how the rescission would affect providers and patients.
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