Colorado lawmakers OK contingency funding for children’ health insurance

purchase picture The Colorado Capitol building (picture: Coloradoan library )purchase PhotoDENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers have confirmed contingency funds for a health insurance programme covering children & pregnant ladies. The Denver Post reports which the vote comes amid certainty about whether the U.S. US Congress' short-term extension of the programme's funding going to be sufficient to help. Members of US Congress left for the holiday break on Thursday without providing long-term funds for the Children's Health Insurance programme. Their short-term patch is designed to maintain funding out of March, although some officials tell the money can run out in early February. Colorado officials were planning to send notices following 7 days to further than 75,000 children & pregnant ladies caution which coverage would finish.

going to reduce health insurance costs finish long-running territory 94 contract dispute?

going to reduce health insurance costs finish long-running territory 94 contract dispute? Daily Herald file photoNegotiators for West Chicago High School territory 94 are hoping a suggestion to reduce health insurance costs can help finish a long-running contract dispute by the teachers union. During the roughly 2-hour discussion, the school board presented "a conceptual model" to address the hight cost of health insurance. It calls for bringing in an outside consultant to description the territory's health insurance coverage & recommend changes which can be used to reduce the cost of premiums. Even if the health insurance suggestion is accepted, Larson stressed there's continue a lot which needs to be resolved.

US Congress votes to avoid shutdown, provide money for Kids's health insurance

as informed in (Dec. one) APCongress has passed a short-term funding bill to save the Gov. unlock out of mid-January. (picture: Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency)WASHINGTON – US Congress has once once more forestalled a Gov. shutdown — by a short-term funding measure out of mid-January — & temporarily expanded funding for health insurance for Kids from low-revenue families. A vote versus the funding measure "is a vote to shut drop the Gov.," said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. Short-term funding amounts to "an inefficient waste of taxpayer dollars" & "an epic failure of governing," said Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. (picture: J. Scott Applewhite, AP)One great obstacle to passing a short-term funding bill was removed Wednesday, while Republican Sens.

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