Bipartisan push on funding children's insurance program off to rough start

New bipartisan talks on funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program got off to a rocky start Wednesday as a top Democrat doubted lawmakers would reach a deal by the end of the week.

Democrats are highly skeptical of Republican efforts to pay for the insurance program by charging wealthy seniors more for Medicare, which some say is part of a larger effort by Republicans to cut the entitlement program. That skepticism and opposition to Obamacare changes to fund the program come as Democrats and Republicans go back to the table to determine how to fund a five-year reauthorization of the traditionally bipartisan CHIP.