Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act
Summary of H.R. 3162
The following summarizes the major provisions of H.R. 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act, which passed the full House on August 1, 2007. Protecting Children’s Health Ensures States Will Have Predictable Funding Streams that Track Projected Children’s Health Needs. Each State will receive a State Children’s Health Insuarance Program (SCHIP) allotment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 based on spending estimates submitted by the State to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2007 increased by two factors: national health care cost increases and State population growth. Annual State allotments will grow by these two factors each…
