Oberlander Jonathan, Jones David K, Spivack Steven, Singer Phillip M
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David K. Jones is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management in the School of Public Health, Boston University, in Massachusetts.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Oct 1;35(10):1835-1841. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0226.
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a success story. CHIP has contributed greatly to ensuring affordable insurance and access to medical services for millions of children. The 2015 two-year extension of CHIP funding appeared to confirm its longstanding status as a bipartisan program. Yet that appearance obscures important changes in CHIP politics. In recent years, there have been calls to end the program, and its bipartisan coalition has frayed. In this article we analyze CHIP's funding extension, explore its shifting political environment, and discuss the implications for the program's future.
儿童健康保险计划(CHIP)是一个成功的典范。CHIP为确保数百万儿童能够获得负担得起的保险和医疗服务做出了巨大贡献。2015年对CHIP资金的为期两年的延期似乎证实了其作为两党合作项目的长期地位。然而,这一表象掩盖了CHIP政治中的重要变化。近年来,有人呼吁终止该计划,其两党联盟也已出现裂痕。在本文中,我们分析了CHIP的资金延期情况,探讨了其不断变化的政治环境,并讨论了对该计划未来的影响。