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States lacking federal money for children's health insurance
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published February 23, 2007
ATLANTA - Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The situation is most severe in Georgia, where officials plan to stop enrolling kids in the state's PeachCare program starting March 11 because of a $131-million shortage. Many states have nearly used up their annual federal subsidy for child health care, and it is not even midway through the fiscal year - a situation some are blaming on the formula by which the money is doled out by Washington. Congress has been unwilling to deliver more money. In Iowa, which is looking at a $16-million shortfall, lawmakers are pushing for a $1 cigarette tax. Some states plan to temporarily shift some children to the Medicaid rolls. Others say they will pour in additional state dollars. An Associated Press survey found that at least 14 states could face a shortfall.
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