Congress 115 - HR 3927 - To amend title XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of children's health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes.

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Child health Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance State and local finance

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This bill allows a state to include in a single risk pool: (1) children enrolled in a state plan under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and (2) children enrolled in a health insurance buy-in program that is run by the state and provides, at minimum, benefits identical to those provided under CHIP.

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Oct 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 3, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 3, 2017

Introduced in House

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