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Publication Date: October 2007
Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Author(s):
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