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While the latest reports show enrollment of children in SCHIP declined during the second half of 2003 — the first enrollment decline since the program was enacted in 1997 — the need for it remains great, and the American Academy of Pediatrics said more federal funding support for the program is needed.

While SCHIP enrollment declines in 11 states, it increases in 37 others

October 1, 2004

While the latest reports show enrollment of children in SCHIP declined during the second half of 2003 the first enrollment decline since the program was enacted in 1997 the need for it remains great, and the American Academy of Pediatrics said more federal funding support for the program is needed.