A Plan for PeachCare

Statement

Today I introduced legislation to save PeachCare, Georgia's State Children's Health Insurance (S-CHIP) program.

The current S-CHIP funding formula allows some states to accumulate surpluses of unused funds while other states, like Georgia, face severe shortfalls and are unable to provide for the basic health of children.

This is a clearly misguided way of distributing imperative, life-saving resources.

My legislation will redistribute S-CHIP funds from states that are running surpluses to cover the estimated $745 million shortfall among the 14 states which are in crisis. Currently, any excess S-CHIP funds must be returned to the federal treasury.

If my plan is adopted by Congress, Georgia will receive the estimated $131 million it needs to avert the children's healthcare crisis.

Please call your elected officials ask them to support this necessary legislation.

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