“While White House officials insist that the CHIP cuts would not harm access to care for children and families, that is simply not the case,” according to the letter signed by more than 500 organizations. “Our nation is facing an increasing number of natural disasters ... [and] each catastrophe leaves families more vulnerable and more likely to qualify for CHIP. In addition to natural disasters, the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund provides states needed protection and security should their CHIP enrollment suddenly spike due to an economic recession or a public health crisis.”
Dr. Patrick Conway
Regarding the CMMI cut, the $800,000 would be rescinded from funds appropriated through fiscal year 2019. The White House notes that $3.5 billion was available as of Oct. 1, 2017.
The rescission represents funds that “are in excess of amounts needed to carry out the Innovation Center’s planned activities in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019, and the Innovation Center will receive new mandatory appropriation in fiscal 2020. Enacting this rescission would allow the Innovation Center to continue its current activity, initiate new activity, and continue to pay for its administrative costs,” according to the rescission request.