Chicago Protesters Call On Congress To Reauthorize Children’s Health Insurance Program

Chicago Protesters Call On Congress To Reauthorize Children’s Health Insurance Program

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About a hundred people gathered at Chicago’s federal plaza today to call on Congress to reauthorize a health coverage program for children. The Children’s Health Insurance Program — or CHIP — gives health insurance to eligible kids. But Congress hasn’t renewed the program.