CHIP only viable through January without new funding, Utah official says

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health will be able to continue paying for the Children's Health Insurance Program through the end of January without a reauthorization of funds by Congress, according to state program director Jeff Nelson, thanks to the availability of backup federal money.
That is a more optimistic timeline than an estimate by the Utah Division of Medicaid and Health Care last month that funds would run out at the end of December if federal legislation to ensure co