Democrats push for permanent children’s health program authorization after surprise CBO score

Published January 11, 2018 9:50pm ET



Some House and Senate Democrats are pushing for a permanent reauthorization to the Children’s Health Insurance Program after a new estimate finds it would save the federal government money.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that a 10-year reauthorization would save the federal government $6 billion over the next decade. The development has led to some Democrats to call for more than a five-year reauthorization of the program, which some Republicans are eyeing.

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