Thursday, October 24, 2002

Children's Health Plan At Center of Dispute
Washington Post article on CHIP, which is "provoking a fresh dispute among the Bush administration, Congress and a growing number of states about whether some of its basic rules need to be changed. The issue revolves around concern that the program is not providing enough money to states, which as the federal government's partners contribute about 30 percent of the cost and determine coverage eligibility."  
  

Mental health services combined in tri-county agency (North Carolina)
Herald-Sun story - "In one of the county’s first steps toward a state-mandated overhaul of its mental health program, Durham leaders decided this week to shift management of some mental health services for children to a neighboring agency. The Orange-Person-Chatham Area Authority, a government agency providing mental health assistance in those counties, will take over the case management portion of the Durham Center’s Children’s Services..."