House leadership compromised on phasing out health care insurance for childless adults from 2 years to 1 year. The bill we passed today clarified that CHIP will focus first on enrolling lowincome children by capping the enrollment level at 300 percent of the poverty level. or $62.000 for a family of four. We also added language to clarify that CHIP does not cover illegal immigrants by requiring States to obtain further documentation of citizenship that cannot be confirmed by the Social Security Administration. And in addition to doing those things. creating new options for States to develop and expand premium assistance programs designed to keep children and their parents in an employersponsored plan. the new bill contains a provision adding premium assistance programs to the list of things a State can do to receive bonuses. It will also now require all States to develop plans and implement recommended best practices for minimizing crowdout.
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