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This bill, the Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed for Kids Act (or CARING for Kids Act), aims to permanently extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The key provisions include: 1. Permanently extending CHIP funding beyond the current 2027 expiration, ensuring continuous coverage for eligible children. 2. Making adjustments to CHIP allotment formulas and eliminating certain temporary provisions, thereby streamlining and stabilizing the program. 3. Extending or making permanent several other CHIP-related programs and demonstration projects, such as the Pediatric Quality Measures Program, the Express Lane Eligibility Option, and the Outreach and Enrollment Program. 4. Maintaining the Affordable Care Act's affordability standard for children and families, which helps ensure access to affordable health insurance coverage. The overall goal of the bill is to provide long-term stability and continuity for the Children's Health Insurance Program, a critical component of the nation's healthcare system for low-income and vulnerable children and families.

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