August 3, 2007
Senate Passes SCHIP Extension

The United States Senate passed a bill August 2 that reauthorizes the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for another five years, with a funding increase of $35 billion that is expected to enable states to add 3 million more children to current SCHIP enrollment. A reauthorization bill passed by the House August 1 would allow $50 billion in added funding, and a conference is expected to reconcile differences on the money figure and other details of the two bills when Congress returns from an August recess. The state/federal children's health insurance program was enacted in 1997 and is slated to expire September 30 unless reauthorized. 

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