The reward funds would come from CHIP money that was not spent in other states. A provision currently included in the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill would spend the unused CHIP funds on other programs instead of using the money in Indiana and nine other states with successful programs. We have the opportunity in Indiana to get health insurance for more low-income children. We are in the minority of states that have fulfilled the expectations for CHIP and could sign-up more children, Lugar said.
Many families are eligible and don t know it.
We should remove barriers to participation in this program, Lugar said. I am proud the State of Indiana has become a national leader in the campaign to give working families access to health insurance for their children. The U.S. Congress must continue its commitment to this successful federal-state effort, Hill said. We are determined to see this decision reversed and to restore funding promised to Indiana for Hoosier Healthwise. We recognize that there are many important items in the Labor-HHS appropriations bill that deserve additional funding.