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SCHIP Reauthorization: What's at Stake for Texas?
Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Rachel Klein; Jennifer Sullivan
Topic: Health (Health services for children)
Type: Report
Coverage: Texas
Abstract:
In this report, Families USA estimates how much new funding Texas could receive for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid if SCHIP is reauthorized with the full $50 billion in new federal funds. We also examine the effect this new money will have on Texas's economy, measured in increased business activity, jobs, and wages. We found that, for a whole host of economic reasons, fully funding SCHIP in accordance with the budget resolution will be good for Texas.