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Article: SEN. BAUCUS ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING RENEWAL OF STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 19, 2007
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The Senate Finance Committee issued the following statement from a committee hearing:
Markup Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Regarding renewal of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
The Psalmist sang: "Out of the mouth of children and infants, You have ordained strength."
Today, we meet to add strength to a program that helps children and infants, the State Children's Health Insurance Program - CHIP.
CHIP works. Since the program began ten years ago, CHIP has cut the number of children without health insurance by more than one-third.
Health insurance matters. Children with health coverage are more likely to get the care that they need, when they need it. Because of CHIP, ...