Monday
February 6, 2006
Congress has approved legislation extending federal funding for state high-risk health insurance pools through 2010. Passed unanimously by the Senate last week and the House Dec. 17, H.R. 4519 provides $15 million in fiscal year 2006 for seed grants to states without high-risk pools and $75 million a year through FY 2010 to offset operational losses for existing high-risk pools.
This article 1st appeared in the February 6, 2006 issue of AHA News