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Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
Reauthorized and expanded CHIP, increasing federal support for child coverage, outreach, enrollment, and optional coverage of low-income pregnant women.
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What happened
Reauthorized and expanded CHIP, increasing federal support for child coverage, outreach, enrollment, and optional coverage of low-income pregnant women.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with moderate supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
What this means
Impact on Black Americans
Expanded public health-insurance coverage for children and some pregnant women, which helped narrow coverage gaps affecting Black families and improved access to preventive, dental, and maternal-related care.
2009
Reauthorized and expanded CHIP, increasing federal support for child coverage, outreach, enrollment, and optional coverage of low-income pregnant women.
Outcome
Expanded public health-insurance coverage for children and some pregnant women, which helped narrow coverage gaps affecting Black families and improved access to preventive, dental, and maternal-related care.
2009-02-04T08:00:00.000Z
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Previous era-adjacent record: Post-9/11 GI Bill.
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H.R.2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
Official bill page showing enactment of CHIP reauthorization.
H.R.2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Summary
CRS summary describing CHIP reauthorization, outreach, pregnant women coverage, and child health improvements.
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