#FundCHIPColorado

The House is expected to vote on CHIP this week.

While we are happy to see funding for the critical health insurance program for nearly 9 million kids and pregnant women advance, the current plans calls for funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program by making cuts to Medicaid and the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention and Public Health funding is critical to our state – the proposal would cut tens of millions of dollars from public health programs in Colorado. This funding supports lead poisoning prevention, smoking cessation and breastfeeding support in our communities.

We need to tell Congress that healthy kids shouldn’t come at the expense of healthy communities.

Some states are already shutting down their CHIP programs. Colorado’s nearly 90,000 CHIP kids and pregnant women will lose their insurance coverage in Jan. 2018. But there’s still time for Congress to do the right thing. Call your Representative and let them know you expect them to keep kids and our communities healthy.

Contact Information for Colorado’s U.S. Representatives

Representative Coffman

Call if you live in Aurora, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Brighton

Local office (720) 748-7514 National office (202) 225-7882

Representative Tipton

Call if you live in Grand Junction, Durango, Pueblo, Gunnison

Local office (970) 259-1490 National office (202) 225-4761

Representative Buck

Call if you live in Greeley, Fort Collins, Longmont, Brush, Burlington, Fort Morgan, Stratton, Julesburg, Holyoke

Local office (970) 702-2136 National office (202) 225-4676

Representative Lamborn

Call if you live in Salida, Buena Vista, Colorado Springs, Monument, Fountain, Canyon City, Woodland Park

Local office (719) 520-0055 National office (202) 225-4422

Representative Polis

Call if you live in Lafayette, Niwot, Boulder, Fort Collins, Lyons, Loveland, Granby, Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Kremmling  

Local office (303) 484-9596 National office (202) 225-2161

Representative Perlmutter

Call if you live in Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn

Local office (303)274-7944 National office (202) 225-2645

Representative DeGette

Call if you live in Denver

Local (303) 844-4988 (202) 225-4431