Baucus backs CHIP funding

Link: Program that helps low-income children set to expire this year

Reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Plan is at the top of the Senate Finance Committee's to-do list, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said Thursday during an appearance on a national teleconference.

Extending the life of the government program, set to expire Sept. 30, will be the subject of hearings on Capitol Hill during the next few weeks, said Baucus, who became Finance chairman this month as Democrats took control of the Senate.