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House adopts substitute to rebenchmark CHIP benefits to cover thousands more children without new spending
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a first substitute to House Bill 218 to change the benchmark for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), projected to allow enrollment of roughly 3,000 additional children without increasing total program spending.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House adopted a first substitute to House Bill 218 that changes how the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benchmark is calculated, a move sponsors said will free up existing funds to enroll more children.
Representative (sponsor) explained the substitute would tie the CHIP benchmark to a commonly sold commercial HMO plan rather than the state employee plan, a change sponsors described as a modest benefits rebenchmark that preserves comprehensive coverage while…
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