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Nov 6
Pennsylvania Health Bill Aids Children’s Health Insurance Program
Gov. Edward Rendell signed into law a bill that sailed through the Pennsylvania Senate and House “that will increase eligibility limits for subsidized coverage from the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program” according to nationalunderwiter.com

The text of the new law reads:

Families of 4 may be eligible for subsidized CHIP coverage even if they earn as much as $60,000, and families that have a hard time finding affordable private coverage for their children may be able to buy into the CHIP even if they earn far more than the limit for subsidized coverage.
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Currently the Pennsylvania CHIP “is free for children from families with annual incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level, or about $40,000 for a family of 4” while the new bill “will make subsidized CHIP coverage available for families earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level, or $60,000 per year for a family of 4.”

The cost for a child under this program “would range from $36 per child for a family with an annual income of $40,001 to $57 per child for a family with an annual income of $60,000.”  

More patchwork health plans instead of universal coverage for all citizens.
 

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