Another SCHIP Vote Today

The U.S. House of Representatives will be voting today on a new bill to extend and expand the SCHIP program. Right now, very few details have been leaked to the public, but reports indicate that the bill contains some of the changes requested by Republicans, including a cap on the income levels of families eligible for SCHIP and new provisions to encourage SCHIP families to remain on private health insurance. From what we understand, the bill will still expand the program by $35 billion over the next five years and will do so through an increase on tobacco taxes.

We’ll keep you posted.