Millions of children and families could be stripped of access to vital health care services within a few days, with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Center (CHC) Fund both set to expire on September 30th.
Instead of focusing on reauthorizing these vital programs, House Republicans have wasted months on repealing affordable healthcare from hardworking Americans and are now focused on cutting taxes for large corporations and special interests.
Establishment House Republicans in Washington can ignore the problem, but local newspapers are not. Here’s a sampling of what they’re saying back in the districts…
- USA Today: Congress must act by this weekend or millions could lose help from community health centers
- PBS: Funding hangs in limbo for the nation’s 1,400 community health centers
- New Republic: This Week’s Other Looming Health Care Crisis
- The Hill: Clock ticking down on children’s health funding
- Vox: 9 million kids get insurance through CHIP. Congress is about to let its funding expire.
- The Hill: Another health funding cliff puts care for millions at risk
- Modern Healthcare: Community health centers left in limbo as funding deadline looms
- La Opinión: Trump firmará orden ejecutiva sobre seguros médicos, activistas continúan protestas
- AR-All: Arkansas Democrat Gazette: State group warns health care at risk for 121,000 youths
- AR-All: Arkansas Times: Arkansas Advocates warns ARKids at risk if CHIP funding not renewed by deadline
- AZ-02: Arizona Daily Star: Arizona’s KidsCare funding in peril if Congress doesn’t meet deadline
- CA-All: California Healthline: Congress’ Cold Shoulder Sends Shivers Through Community Health Centers
- CA-10: Sacramento Business Journal: Funding cliff, ACA repeal effort threaten community clinics
- CA-10/21/22: Fresno Bee: Op-Ed: Valley physician’s plea for children’s health insurance: ‘Let’s protect what works!’
- CA-10/21: Fresno Bee: Op-Ed: Washington’s assault on Valley’s rural health care centers
- CA-21: com: Community Health Centers facing fiscal cliff if Congress does not renew key funding this week
- CA-21: Fresno Bee: Op-Ed: Washington’s assault on Valley’s rural health care centers
- CA-25: Los Angeles Daily News: Health Care Centers nervously watch clock tick away on federal funding
- CO-03: Daily Sentinel: EDITORIAL: #FundCHIPColorado
- FL-All: Gainesville Sun Lynne Holt: Permanently fund Children’s Health Insurance Program
- FL-25/26/27: WLRN: Florida Depending On Funding For Children’s Health Insurance
- IA-02: QC Times: Community health centers worried over funding
- IA-03: Des Moines Register: Op-Ed: Congress must extend CHIP to ensure health care for kids
- IL-All: Chicago Tribune: Insurance for kids from low-income families at risk amid Obamacare debate, advocates warn
- KS-02/03: Kansas City Star: Kids win when Congress funds Children’s Health Insurance Program
- KY-06: Lexington Herald-Leader Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure
- MI-All: Detroit News: Children’s health insurance aid might run out
- MI-08: Michigan Radio: Many Michiganders stand to lose unless Congress acts on the “other” health care program
- MN-ALL: Star Tribune: Federal health care funding for uninsured and low-income children set to expire this week
- MT-AL: KTVH: Federal funding for Montana community health centers could expire at end of month
- MT-AL: Helena Independent Record: Community health centers face 70 percent cut unless Congress acts by Sept. 30
- NC-All: NC Health News: “Distracted” Lawmakers Overlook Clinic, Children’s Health Bills
- NJ-All: NJ Spotlight: Federal funding for national children’s health program now at risk
- NJ-02: Cape May County Herald: Op-ed: Continue CHIP Funding
- PA-All: ABC 27: Over 400K in Pa. at risk of losing health care
- PA-All: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Clock ticking on federal funding for CHIP, other health safety net programs
- PA-All: Philadelphia Tribune: Op-Ed: Congress must not hold CHIP funding hostage
- TX-21: KUT: 400,000 Texas Kids Could Lose Health Insurance. Congress Has Two Weeks To Prevent It.
- TX-32: Dallas Morning News: Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program faces uncertain funding after Harvey
- WI-01: Beloit Daily News: Health Centers’ Funding at Risk
- WV-All: Charleston Gazette-Mail: EDITORIAL: It would be foolish to let Children’s Health Insurance Program expire
- WV-All: WV Public Radio: Will Congress Continue Health Care For 9 Million Children?
- WV-All: WV Public Radio: Experts Gather in Morgantown for Children’s Health Policy Summit
- UT-04: Deseret News: Op-ed: Congress, stand by your commitment to kids