DAYTON -- Federal funding that provides health coverage for thousands of Ohio children will expire later this year.
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 Senator Sherrod Brown visited Dayton Children's Hospital to call on congress to keep that from happening. Brown is the lead sponsor of legislation to extend CHIP, the children's health insurance program.
CHIP was created in 1997 to help children from low to moderate income families as well as pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid.
"130,000 children... when you think about what this means for kids health... and their learning and schooling. It's clear that providing health insurance to low income children isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do for the future of our state," said Sen. Sherrod Brown.
CHIP is set to expire this September. In 2013, Ohio received $376 million dollars in federal matching dollars from the program.
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 Senator Sherrod Brown visited Dayton Children's Hospital to call on congress to keep that from happening. Brown is the lead sponsor of legislation to extend CHIP, the children's health insurance program.
CHIP was created in 1997 to help children from low to moderate income families as well as pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid.
"130,000 children... when you think about what this means for kids health... and their learning and schooling. It's clear that providing health insurance to low income children isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do for the future of our state," said Sen. Sherrod Brown.
CHIP is set to expire this September. In 2013, Ohio received $376 million dollars in federal matching dollars from the program.