House Budget Committee Plan Ends Kids Coverage as We Know It

On March 20, 2012, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the FY 2013 House Budget Resolution. Like last year, the Committee’s budget calls for a dramatic reduction in federal spending, this time proposing $5.3 trillion in cuts over 10 years. This fact sheet details how the Ryan plan would affect children’s health, including its impact on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.