If Congress doesn’t reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) soon, it’s not just Texas children who could lose access to health insurance; thousands of pregnant women could lose coverage, too.
Texas doesn’t run the program without federal funding, and officials say it’s set to run out of money Jan. 31. By law, state officials must give families 30 days’ notice that the program is shutting down, so families could be getting letters next month.