The Administrations action to stop CSRs may light a fire under Congress to authorize the CSRs and may even help to stabilize the individual market. But Congress also has important programs to reauthorize, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Community Health Center (CHC) Fund. These are critical safety net programs and must be reauthorized immediately. Washington State will send letters to certain CHIP families on December 1 if appropriate action has not been taken. CHCs in Washington State are in limbo as they face a 70% funding cut. Negotiations continue over funding offsets – Democrats balked at House Republican attempts to tie CHIP funding to proposals that would further undercut the ACA and weaken Medicare.