CHIP

A Look at State Health Funding in Proposed 2010-11 Budget

Submitted by pahealth on February 11, 2010 - 1:58pm
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Governor Ed Rendell unveiled his proposed state budget for the 2010-11 Fiscal Year on Tuesday. While most departments will sustain General Fund cuts, a few areas, including health care, would see modest increases.

PA Senate budget would cut children's health insurance

Submitted by pahealth on May 27, 2009 - 2:45pm
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The budget plan passed by the Pennsylvania Senate in early May would mean 12,000 fewer children would be covered by health insurance in the 2009-10 fiscal year.

At a May 27th news conference, Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario described the impact of the Senate's plan to cut nearly $8 million from the amount proposed earlier this spring by Governor Ed Rendell for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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