Legislative Background
Recent Action on SCHIP
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) — created as Title XXI of the Social Security Act by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — is set to expire at the end of Fiscal Year 2007 (September 30). While reauthorization of SCHIP previously has been a chance to review and refine the program, this year, rising rates of uninsured children, combined with new budget constraints, has made a normally bipartisan issue one of the most controversial on the congressional agenda.House Action On July 27, 2007, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection…
