Rep. Faso: You have stated that you’ll support the reauthorization of CHIP, but I urge you to do so using a bipartisan approach that won’t harm the American health care system.
Background (from Indivisible Guide) –
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures nearly 9 million children have health insurance. CHIP is a federal-state partnership where the federal government provides most—or in some cases, all—of the funding necessary to cover uninsured children. No one thought Congress would let CHIP funding expire on September 30, but that’s exactly what they did. Now almost a month later, Republicans still have not found the time to reauthorize CHIP.
Congress is using the health insurance of 9 million kids as a political football. Bipartisan negotiations in the House fell apart over how to pay for CHIP. However, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R CA-23) has announced that the House will vote on a partisan bill to fund CHIP next week. The Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3921) extends CHIP by by taking money away from the Affordable Care Act and weakening Medicare. We need to reject the premise that we can only offer healthcare to children by taking it away from others.
If Congress doesn’t act soon, states will start running out of money. Some states have already stopped taking new applications for CHIP. Check the map below to see when your state runs out of CHIP funding.
https://www.indivisible.org/resource/congress-still-needs-reauthorize-childrens-health-insurance-program/
Recent constituent letter from Rep. Faso:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). I appreciate your thoughts on this program.
I fully support the reauthorization of CHIP. It is an important program that has helped more than 680,000 New Yorkers.
As you know, authorization for CHIP expired on September 30, 2017. New York still has funding to continue this program through the end of the year. I will continue to speak to my colleagues about the importance of CHIP reauthorization and will keep your thoughts in mind as we pursue the continuation of CHIP.
Thank you again for contacting me with your thoughts. Please do not hesitate to inform me of your concerns in the future through my website faso.house.gov or by phone at (202) 225-5614.
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