Covering Fewer Kids

The JBC voted to carry a bill eliminating two scheduled expansions in CHP+ (Colorado's version of SCHIP - the children's health insurance program).

The state was going to raise the eligibility level to 225% of the Federal Poverty Level this year for both children and pregnant women. We can't afford it.

The expansion could go ahead if another bill, the Hospital Provider Fee, passes.

The JBC Bill stopping the expansion is called "Delay CHP+ Eligibility Expansion." It hasn't been introduced yet.