Jose G. Landa
Staff Writer

As the deadlines for the Children’s Health Insurance Program approaches 450,000 uninsured children across Texas including almost 9,000 in Maverick County could be getting a slight reprieve. As the

Over ,9,800 Children on The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from Maverick County were given a slight reprieve this past week when the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to refinance CHIP, but the funding is still in doubt.

Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

Over 9,800 local children covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have been dealt a blow as the U.S. Congress just allowed the program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire.