Coalition Letter to Congress with CHIP Funding Extension Quality Recommendations

September 27, 2016

The Honorable Orrin Hatch
Finance Committee
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Fred Upton
Energy and Commerce Committee
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Ron Wyden
Finance Committee
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Frank Pallone
Energy and Commerce Committee
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairmen Hatch and Upton and Ranking Members Wyden and Pallone:

Our organizations deeply appreciate your long-standing leadership on children’s and pregnant women’s health issues. Over the past decade, the programs established through your bipartisan efforts have led to unprecedented levels of health care coverage for children. In particular, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), through its improvements in both the CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) and its continuation in the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, has given millions of children better access to a medical home, a usual source of care and services tailored to their needs. The undersigned organizations respectfully submit these suggestions to build on these programs and strengthen the nation’s only significant federal investment in pediatric and maternal health care quality.

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