Minnesota Announces Expansion of its SCHIP Program

June 25, 2001 Minnesota Announces Expansion of its SCHIP Program On June 13, 2001, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura announced that the state will receive more than $9 million a year in new federal funding to expand health care coverage to more uninsured low-income children. The money will come from the federal State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Minnesota will receive about $9 million in state fiscal year 2002, and that figure will grow to about $12 million by FY 2005.  “This is an opportunity for Minnesota to improve health care coverage for kids,” Governor Ventura said. “There are . . .