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Congress Facing Deadline to Renew Health Care for Children The Hill by Rachel Roubein and Nathaniel Weixel — Congress is approaching a healthcare deadline with enormous stakes for millions of people — and this time it isn't about Obamacare. Federal funding for 9 million low- and middle-income children is set to expire at the end of September, setting up a crucial deadline for a Congress already grappling with other high-stakes battle. The looming deadline for the Children's Health Insurance Program has been overshadowed by the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare, and lawmakers left town for the summer without addressing the issue. The stakes are high, and the uncertainty has states worried. The longer Congress waits to renew the program, the more likely it will be that they have to impose enrollment slowdowns or even cancel policies.