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More than 48,000 Mississippi children will lose their health insurance when the Children's Health Insurance Program, called CHIP, funding runs out by April 2018. Photo courtesy Flickr

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CHIP in Limbo: 79,000 Mississippi Kids Could Lose Health Insurance

The U.S. Congress quietly let the Children's Health Insurance Program, initially authorized in 1997, expire last week, leaving more than 79,000 Mississippi children at risk for losing their health insurance.

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