Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIPRA)


 

Publication Date: October 2007

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: SCHIP; Congressional Legislation

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIPRA) to extend the SCHIP program was passed with bi-partisan support in the Congress and vetoed by the President on October 3, 2007.  This brief provides an overview of SCHIP and of key provisions in CHIPRA.Â