Funding loss could impact up to 5 percent of RBC children

RBC | Up to 5 percent of Rio Blanco County children under 18 receive healthcare via the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), a public low-cost health insurance program for certain children and pregnant women in Colorado. Generally, these families earn too much money to qualify for Medicare, but not enough to purchase private health insurance coverage.
Last month, Congress opted not to renew the federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which funds Colorado’s…