A growing number of California organizations are joining together in an effort to ensure that every child in our state has access to affordable health insurance. The time is right and the goal is achievable. Over the past few years, California has made great progress in making sure more children have insurance; now we can finish the job. Health insurance improves children's well-being and helps them reach their potential in school. Investing in comprehensive health insurance for children is cost-effective, promoting access to early, less costly preventive care and treatment.

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We support the goals of Californians for Healthy Kids:

Our goals are to:

• Create a strong private/public initiative in which all children living in California from birth to age 21 will have access to affordable health insurance coverage.
• Build upon what works in California's publicly-funded state insurance programs and reform what does not, including modernizing and simplifying how children get enrolled and stay enrolled in coverage.
• Create a statewide insurance system that leverages the lessons and successes of local children's health initiatives.
• Promote voluntary opportunities to strengthen employer participation in covering dependents.
• Develop sustainable financing that supports the system over the long term, including maximizing federal funding.
• Promote opportunities for children to access services under their health insurance coverage.
• Ensure a strong safety net as a vital component of access to care.
• Do no harm as these reforms are put in place.