{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rosen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rosen-leads-bipartisan-effort-urging-cms-administrator-immediately-fund-nevada", "ROSEN LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT URGING CMS ADMINISTRATOR TO IMMEDIATELY FUND NEVADAS CHIP PROGRAM", "2017-11-22", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Jacky Rosen", "R000608", "rosen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Jacky Rosen (NV-03) led a bipartisan letter with House members from Nevada\u2019s Congressional delegation urging CMS Administrator Seema Verma to immediately fund Nevada\u2019s Check Up Program, also known as the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), so that it continues through February 2018. The CHIP program expired on September 30, 2017. \u201cI am outraged that Congressional inaction could result in tens of thousands of vulnerable children in Nevada losing access to health care,\u201d said Rosen. \u201cNevada is among a handful of states that will be first to run out of CHIP funding, and I will not stand by to see our children denied coverage. Our delegation in the House is united in urging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve Nevada\u2019s request to redistribute funding and keep our CHIP program running. Nevada is facing a rapidly approaching coverage cliff and cannot afford any further delay on this critical funding.\u201d\nBACKGROUND: The Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program was \u200bfirst \u200bsigned into law in 1997 and provides federal matching funds to states to provide health coverage to children in families who don't qualify for Medicaid but can't afford private coverage. In Nevada, children living in households with an annual income of up to 200% of the federal poverty level may qualify for coverage through Nevada Check Up. Nearly 69,000 Nevada children received medical coverage through Nevada Check Up or CHIP this year.\nRead text of the letter here or below:\n\u00a0\nLETTER TEXT\nNovember 21, 2017\nThe Honorable Seema Verma  \n\tAdministrator  \n\tCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services  \n\t7500 Security Boulevard  \n\tBaltimore, MD 21244\nDear Administrator Verma:\nWe write in strong support of the State of Nevada\u2019s request for $11.3 million in funding for its Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Nevada Check Up. Following the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services\u2019 (CMS) decision to provide financial assistance to several other states to buttress their endangered CHIP-funded programs, it is both appropriate and necessary for CMS to provide CHIP redistribution funds to Nevada as soon as possible.\nInaction by congressional leadership in both chambers has threatened the health care coverage of Nevada\u2019s most vulnerable residents \u2013 its low-income children. As you are aware, over the protestations of the Nevada Delegation, federal authorization of CHIP was allowed to lapse at the end of September 2017, putting at risk the future of children\u2019s health programs across the country. At this very moment, about 27,000 Nevada children from low-income families are in peril of losing their health care by the end of the year if Congress and the Administration do not act. Over the last twelve months, nearly 69,000 Nevada children have benefited from access to health care coverage through the federally-supported Nevada Check Up program, which may begin to fold by year\u2019s end without additional funds.\nThe State of Nevada recently submitted a request to CMS for $11.3 million in redistribution funds to allow Nevada Check Up to continue operating through February 2018. This urgent request is necessary to prevent dire coverage gaps for Nevada\u2019s children. With nearly $3 billion in unspent CHIP dollars available to CMS to distribute to states in need, there is no reason to deny assistance to Nevada\u2019s children. We implore you to approve Nevada\u2019s request for CHIP distributions funds without delay. \u00a0\nWe thank you for your immediate attention to this critical issue. Tens of thousands of children in Nevada are counting on CMS to shore up this vital health insurance program before the rapidly approaching coverage cliff.\nSincerely,\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://rosen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rosen-leads-bipartisan-effort-urging-cms-administrator-immediately-fund-nevada"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6717459075152874, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}