
What We're Reading: Hurricane Harvey Health Issues; Funding CHIP; Controversial ACA Fixes
Health Fallout from Hurricane Harvey
The dangers from the floodwaters in Texas left by Hurricane Harvey can have long-term impacts.
Funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) usually has broad bipartisan support, but as federal funding ends on September 30, trouble passing healthcare legislation in Congress could impact a reauthorization of the program. Lawmakers are considering using the CHIP bill to repeal some Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes or to extend payments to insurers under the health law,
Controversial Proposals to Fix the ACA
With efforts to repeal and replace the ACA in limbo, lawmakers are starting to look outside the box for ways to stabilize the individual insurance market.
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