2 million kids will lose CHIP coverage right away, report finds

[spanone]

Nearly 2 million children will lose health coverage starting next month if Congress doesn’t renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by Friday, a new report projects.

Already, state CHIP administrators say, parents are panicking and permanent damage has been done to the program, set up to take care of kids who don’t have health insurance through other programs.

CHIP covers 9 million children across the country. Congress failed to authorize funding in September, and some states have already started warning parents to get their last medical visits in while money lasts.

“Our phones are ringing off the wall,” said Cathy Caldwell, director of the Alabama Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/2-million-kids-will-lose-chip-coverage-right-away-report-n831606

[underpants]

1. Looks like they at least partially funded it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141944744

[spanone]

2. seems like it's not a done deal...

This legislation redirects $750 million from ObamaCare’s public health and prevention fund to pay for this extension, which House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would oppose at a House Rules Committee hearing Thursday morning.

She added that she is “disappointed” in the move since there are ongoing talks about bipartisan offsets.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/365951-gop-includes-28b-for-childrens-healthcare-funding-in-stopgap-bill

[dlk]

3. Nothing Says Christian Values Like Defunding Children's Health Insurance

The tremendous amount of pain and suffering caused by Republican greed and callousness is incalculable and at Christmastime, no less. Meanwhile, the richest of them all are whooping it up and celebrating over their giant tax cut. There are no words to describe this level of evil. Sociopaths can do anything because they have no conscience, as we are witnessing here.

[dalton99a]

7. It is utter depravity

and sheer sadism, which is a hallmark of the GOP

[Orrex]

4. Maybe instead of giving trillions to billionaires...

they could, like, fund child healthcare (hell, healthcare for everyone) in perpetuity?

[dalton99a]

5. "Suffer the little children" means make them suffer if they're poor

because they wouldn't be poor if God loved them

[Ilsa]

6. Republicans expect Jesus to heal the kids. Meanwhile,

there is an outbreak of flu in one elementary school north of Atlanta, causing a 25% absentee rate. It is in the southern part of Forsyth Co, which is adjacent to

Fulton Co.