Pennsylvania has extended its Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through the end of 2015.
The law renewing the program, which provides health insurance to all children who needs it, also eliminates the six-month waiting period for eligibility for services.
The state also intends to increase its outreach efforts in an attempt to reverse a recent decline in program enrollment.
Currently, CHIP serves 188,000 children in the state.
Read more about the CHIP renewal and the program itself in this Philadelphia Inquirer article.