Headline RoundupDecember 19th, 2017
Alabama Freezes Enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Program
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Alabama is the first state to freeze enrollment in the federally funded Children's Health Insurance Program after Congress did not renew its funding. Senator-elect Doug Jones is urging lawmakers in Washington to reconsider backing the program that provides assistance to children from low-income families.
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Doug Jones: Funding for CHIP Has Reached 'Crisis Level'Newsmax (News)
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Senator-elect Doug Jones, D-Ala., criticized his future colleagues for "playing political football" and not yet renewing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), AL.com is reporting.
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Alabama to freeze enrollment in children's health program in two weeksThe Hill
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Alabama will freeze enrollment in its children's health insurance program soon if Congress doesn't reauthorize funding for the program.
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Alabama is first state to freeze enrollment to Children’s Health Insurance ProgramThinkProgress
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Congress has failed to renew the program that covers nearly nine million children nationwide.
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