U.S. HHS: HHS approves South Dakota's plan to insure more children.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 August 1998-U.S. HHS: HHS approves South Dakota's plan to insure more children (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:250898 HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today announced approval of South Dakota's plan to expand health coverage for thousands of uninsured children through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

South Dakota could receive as much as $7.5 million in new funds under the federal CHIP program -- the historic, bipartisan legislation signed last year by President Clinton. The CHIP law allocates $24 billion over the next five years to help states expand health insurance to children whose families earn too much for traditional Medicaid, yet not enough to afford private health insurance. South Dakota officials estimate...